Barrentine v. State

Evans, Judge.

Defendant was convicted of burglary and sentenced to a term of 20 years, the first 6 years to be served in confinement, the remainder on probation. Defendant appeals. Held:

1. The cases on the criminal docket shall be called in the order in which they stand on the docket, unless the defendant be in jail, or otherwise in the sound discretion of the court. Code Ann. § 27-1301.

2. Rule 43 of the rules of the superior court is as follows: "All causes shall be called and tried in the order in which they are docketed, without any preference or delay, unless it shall appear to the court…