Garcia v. State

Rejecting the only point which challenges the defendant’s first degree murder and robbery convictions, we find no abuse of discretion in the trial court’s announcement that final arguments for each side would be limited to one and one-quarter hours, and rejecting defense counsel’s request for two hours instead. See Baker v. State, 241 So.2d 683 (Fla.1970). See generally Foster v. State, 464 So.2d 1214 (Fla. 3d DCA 1984). While the trial was a relatively lengthy one, the record shows that counsel fully argued his position, was not interrupted or restricted in doing so, and neither sought…