In re Bazzle

Ness, Justice:

Appellant Margaret Bazzle was adjudicated a delinquent. We reverse.

A hearing was conducted to determine whether or not appellant was delinquent. At.the close of the case, the family court judge refused defense counsel’s request to make a closing argument. Respondent concedes this was reversible error, but proposes the case be remanded only for closing arguments rather than a new trial.

Article I, § 14 of the South Carolina Constitution, as well as the Sixth Amendment of the United States Constitution, *427guarantees an accused the right “to be fully heard in his defense by himself or…