Supreme Court of Virginia· 9/18/2009
Graham v. Cook
Citations
- 682 S.E.2d 535
- 278 Va. 233
How courts have described this case
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- stating that closing “arguments are not evidence”
- party’s statement, “I don’t have a problem with that,” 5 indicated party no longer objected to admission of testimony
- “[T]he purpose of closing argument is to draw the jury’s attention to the body of evidence that has been admitted into the record and to argue reasonable inferences that may be drawn from that evidence.”
- argument of counsel is not equivalent to presenting evidence
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Judges: Barbara Milano Keenan
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