People v. Ahuero

¶ 1 This ease requires us to decide whether a trial court abuses its discretion when it denies a continuance that defense counsel requested seeking more time to prepare for trial. 1 At the time defense counsel moved for the continuance, the trial court was confronted with—and considered—the following: (1) defense counsel would have three weeks to prepare for. a two- or three-day trial involving eight witnesses and no physical evidence, but defense counsel refused to make specific arguments on why the additional time was needed; (2) the trial court would have had to rearrange its docket and…