Watts v. State

1. Conceding that the defendant exercised diligence after learning that an indictment had been returned against him, and that it was impossible for him to procure the attendance of the absent witness, then without the limits of the State, who had never been subpoenaed, it does not appear that this witness was a permanent resident of this State, or that she was only temporarily absent therefrom, or that she would ever again come within its limits or jurisdiction, notwithstanding the defendant’s statement that he “thought he could get the witness;” and the trial judge did not abuse his…