State v. Page

The defendant was indicted for trespassing on a sixteenth section of land in Washington county. After the case was closed on both sides, the court stated that defendant’s counsel could only address the jury for thirty minutes, and afterwards stated that the defendant’s counsel could only address the jury for fifteen minutes. The defendant’s counsel objected, and excepted to this ruling of the court.

*258The defendant’s counsel then addressed the jury, and the court held a watch, and after a short time, announced that the counsel had spoken fifteen minutes, and must stop ; the counsel thereupon…