Switzer v. State

1. Under the facts of the case it is not made to appear that the judge abused his discretion in overruling the defendant’s motion for a continuance, based upon the ground that she was physically unable to attend court and to undergo the ordeal of the trial and assist her counsel therein. The defendant was present in court and the judge had the benefit of observing and inspecting her physical appearance. Moreover, the testimony of a physician (who examined the defendant after she was brought to court) was that in his opinion she was physically able to go on with her trial. This testimony was…