Beasley v. State

Bell, Presiding Judge.

The defendant-appellant seeks a reversal of his conviction and sentence for the offense of “shooting at another.”

1. Error is enumerated on the denial by the trial judge of the appellant’s motion for a continuance on the ground of the absence of a witness. There are eight statutory requirements each of which must be met before the appellate courts may review a trial judge’s discretion in denying a motion for a continuance on this ground. These are (1) that the witness is absent (2 )that he has been subpoenaed (3) that he does not reside more than 100 miles from the place…