Pointer v. Roberts

Melton, Justice.

In Roberts v. Pointer, 301 Ga. App. 531 (687 SE2d 848) (2009), the Court of Appeals reversed the trial court’s decision to deny Devin Roberts’ motion for continuance, finding that the trial court abused its discretion by essentially excluding an expert witness of Roberts who was not identified in his pretrial motion. We granted certiorari to determine if the Court of Appeals erred in finding that the trial court abused its discretion by denying Roberts’ motion for continu anee. For the reasons set forth below, we answer this question affirmatively and reverse the Court of…