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Article: OPENING STATEMENTS PUSH LENGTH ENVELOPE.(MAIN)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
- Article date:
- January 26, 1995
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The O.J. Simpson murder trial's opening statements now in their third day are extraordinary for their sheer length, according to several analysts.
Typically in California, lawyers there said an opening lasts about 15 minutes. In Massachusetts, opening statements are limited to 15 minutes unless a lawyer receives permission from the judge to go beyond. And typical statements just review the ...