Opening statements
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Lamar v. State (2002)
Most recently applied in Lamar v. State (March 2002)
Crim
(1) The prosecuting attorney may then: Read the indictment to the jury;
(2) State the defendant's plea to the indictment and the punishment prescribed by law for the offense; and
(3) Make a brief statement of the evidence on which the state relies.
(4) The defendant or his or her counsel may then make a brief statement of the defense and the evidence upon which the defendant relies.
Current official text: Arkansas General Assembly. Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Arkansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.