Scott v. State

Quillian, Presiding Judge.

Both defendants appeal their convictions in a joint trial for the possession of marijuana, and defendant Scott her conviction for the sale of marijuana. Held:

1. Error is claimed because the trial court denied defendants’ motion for a continuance because of their attorney’s illness. The record shows that after defendants were indicted they employed an attorney to represent them who withdrew before trial because he had not received his fee. Defendants had applied for and had been denied indigent status and were told by the court two weeks before trial to get a lawyer…