IL · rules
Ill. S. Ct. R. 235
Opening Statements
As soon as the jury is impaneled the attorney for the plaintiff may make an opening statement.
The attorney for the defendant may immediately follow with an opening statement. An opening
statement may not be made at any other time, except in the discretion of the trial court.
History
Committee Comments This is a revision of Rule 6.4 of the Uniform Rules for the Circuit Courts of Illinois.
Provenance
- Source
- illinoiscourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-14
- Edition
- 2026-09-14
- Content hash
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