Vaughn v. State

1. The only special ground of the motion for a new trial in this case alleges error in the overruling of the motion to continue the case. In Newsome v. State, 61 Ga. 481, the accused was charged with carrying concealed weapons. The motion for a continuance in that case was quite similar to the one made in this case, in that the accused swore “ that a witness whom he had had subpoenaed, Fletcher by name, was absent without his consent; that this witness was present at the time charged in the indictment, and would testify that he carried .the pistol openly and fully exposed to view,'that…