“Ragione e sentimento”: l’arringa del difensore dell’imputato nella discussione finale del dibattimento di primo grado

“Sense and sensibility”: the closing argument of the defendant’s attorney in the final discussion of the trial at first instance

The essay examines the discipline of the final discussion of the trial at first instance, with particular reference to the closing argument of the defendant’s attorney. This has been profoundly transformed in the transition from the 1930 Code of Criminal Procedure to the current Code of Criminal Procedure and even more so in recent years, while retaining its fundamental function as a rational and emotional instrument for persuading the judge. The essay contains some practical advice for an effective and persuasive defensive speech.