State v. Burns

Defendant was convicted on two counts of attempted rape in the third degree. ORS 163.355. In his single assignment of error, he contends that the trial court erred by denying his motion for a continuance. We review for abuse of discretion, State v. Higley, 99 Or App 298, 301, 781 P2d 1245 (1989), and affirm.

Defendant was indicted in December, 1990, and the court appointed counsel for him. Defendant’s trial was originally scheduled for January 31,1991, but that date was reset to May 2. On April 30, the trial date was rescheduled for June 27. The reasons for those continuances do not appear in…