Legal Opinion
Gallimore v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided May 12, 1983No. 66099PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Quillian, Presiding Judge.
The defendant appeals his conviction for violation of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act. Held:
1. The defendant moved for a continuance based on the absence of an out of state witness and enumerates as error the denial of such motion.
OCGA § 17-8-25 (former Code Ann. § 81-1410) contains eight statutory requirements which must accompany an application for a continuance. Oliver v. State, 146 Ga. App. 798 (1) (247 SE2d 487). “It was pointed out in Hobbs v. State, 8 Ga. App. 53, 54 (68 SE 515) that continuances in criminal cases are not governed by the strict rules of…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Corbin v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1956
- Hobbs v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1910
- Harris v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
- Scoggins v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1958
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Jack E. Alderman v. Walter D. ZantCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1994
- Phillips v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
- Hicks v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
- Brown v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
- Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
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