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STATE of Louisiana v. Robert W. COLLIER.
    No. K88-646.
    Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.
    April 20, 1989.
    Robert W. Collier, Pineville, pro se.
    M.L. Laird, City Prosecutor, Alexandria, for respondents.
   WRIT GRANTED AND MADE PEREMPTORY:

The trial court erred in denying defendant the right to make a closing statement. C.Cr.P. Art. 765(6); Herring v. New York, 422 U.S. 853, 95 S.Ct. 2550, 45 L.Ed.2d 593 (1975). Accordingly, the trial court judgment is vacated and the case is remanded for a new trial.