Siegert v. State

BROWN, Justice.

Appellant was convicted of delivering a controlled substance (marijuana), in violation of § 35-7-1031(a)(ii), W.S.1977, following a jury trial in the Natrona County District Court. The issue on appeal is whether the district judge abused his discretion in denying appellant’s motions for a continuance and appellant’s motion for a new trial. We affirm.

On August 27, 1980, appellant’s case was set for trial. The date designated was December 1, 1980 at 10:00 a. m. The jury for appellant’s case was selected in the afternoon of December 15, 1980, and the actual trial began December…