Matney v. State

SAMFORD, Judge.

The defendant moved the court for a continuance of the case for the purpose of allowing the defendant to obtain a witness or witnesses to rebut expert testimony, which defendant anticipated would be offered by the state. This motion was overruled. The decision in this matter was in the discretion of the court, and in the absence of abuse of this discretion, the action of the court in refusing the motion will not be reviewed. Alabama & Southern Digest, Vol. 9, Criminal Law, 151.

The defendant' had a right under section 8662 of the Code of 1923 to examine jurors as to their…