Legal Opinion

Myles v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided April 11, 1988No. 76007PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Benham, Judge.

This appeal is from appellant’s conviction of burglary.

1. In his first enumeration of error, appellant contends that the trial court erred in denying appellant a continuance for the purpose of obtaining a report concerning a court-ordered psychiatric examination. We find no error in that regard.

Although he had represented appellant in this case for several months, defense counsel did not request a psychiatric examination until six days before trial was scheduled. The prosecuting attorney explained to the court, without demurrer from defense counsel, that he had been able to…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Williamson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
  3. O'NEAL v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985
  4. Knowles v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1971

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Martin v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
  2. Scretchen v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989
  3. Hickey v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
  4. Ford v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
  5. Harris v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2014

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