Braeunig v. Russell

We first consider the question of the time allowed for argument. The applicable rule is stated in 53 American Jurisprudence, 364, Section 461, as follows:

*446“In both civil and criminal prosecutions the time allowed counsel for argument is within the sound discretion of the trial court, the exercise of which will not be interfered with by an appellate tribunal in the absence of a clear showing of its abuse to the prejudice of the substantial rights of the complaining party. The only limitation upon the discretion of the court to limit the length of arguments, however, is that the time given must…