State v. Owens.

Carley, Judge.

Appellee was charged by way of accusation with the offenses of driving under the influence of alcohol and driving too fast for conditions. When the case was first called for trial, the arresting officer was unavailable and the trial court granted the State’s motion for a con*309tinuance. At the second call of the case for trial, the trial court, over the objection of appellee, once again granted the State a continuance due to the unavailability of the arresting officer. When the case was called for trial a third time, both the State and appellee announced “ready.” At the request of…