Brown v. State

Pope, Judge.

Appellant was indicted on July 1,1982 for the offense of theft by taking an automobile. Although scheduled for trial on September 21, 1982 and subsequently on October 5, 1982, appellant’s trial by jury actually began on November 2, 1982. Appellant was convicted and sentenced to incarceration for a term of eight years. Appeal is taken from the conviction and denial of appellant’s motion for new trial.

1. Appellant’s three enumerations of error center upon the trial court’s denial of his motion for continuance which was filed and heard on November 2,1982 prior to presentation of…