Ray v. State

Carley, Judge.

Appellant appeals his conviction of selling marijuana in violation of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act.

1. Appellant urges the trial court erred in unduly restricting defense counsel’s closing argument to the jury. “ ‘Counsel should have ample latitude to argue what has transpired in a case from its inception to its conclusion, . . . and the range of such comment is necessarily in the discretion of the trial judge. ’ [Cit.] ” City Council of Augusta v. Hamilton, 56 Ga. App. 859, 861 (194 SE 244) (1937). See also Hinton v. State, 138 Ga. App. 702 (4) (227 SE2d 474) (1976).…