now the lawyers will argue what the law is and then connect them with the facts. it s going to be hit the ground run, state s up first, then the defense, and then the state gets up, gets the final word in rebuttal. it s a whole long day of closing arguments where they put it together for the jury. i m curious, ann, how long will they go simultaneously before taking breaks? i believe the pattern has been they start proceedings at 9:00 a.m. in the morning, take a break after 10:00 for 15, 20 minutes, pick back up and continue until lunchtime. is there a problem with following that pattern? you take a break, i would think that, as a juror, you sit there and you percolate all of those things on all of those things that you ve just heard. does that give an advantage or disadvantage to one side or the other? yes, sometimes, you know a lot of judges, and attorneys prefer no break. each side gets to get up, uninterrupted and give closing argument.