If there is no defense summation, there is nothing for the prosecution to "rebut" with a "second argument."

He said his view was based on the intensity with which the jury listened to the defense summation and all the evidence.

The defense summations began after a long summation by the prosecution.

Judge Lowe rejected the request, the trial continued and the defense summations finally ended Thursday.

The rest of the defense summations are expected to take about two weeks.

After Mr. Campriello's motion was dismissed, the court heard one full defense summation and the start of a second.

The closing arguments included an initial five-day summation by the prosecution, three weeks of defense summations and the final rebuttal.

The defense summations ended on Feb. 17.

The defense summation was expected Thursday, and there was a chance that jurors would begin their deliberations as soon as Monday.

The defense summations are to begin tomorrow morning.