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(a) The prosecuting attorney may then:
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(1) Read the indictment to the jury;
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(2) State the defendant’s plea to the indictment and the punishment prescribed by law for the offense; and
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(3) Make a brief statement of the evidence on which the state relies.
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(b) The defendant or his or her counsel may then make a brief statement of the defense and the evidence upon which the defendant relies.
