Legal Opinion

Lumpkin v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided December 2, 1975No. 51310PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Stolz, Judge.

The defendant appeals from his conviction of robbery.

1. The verdict and judgment were supported by the evidence.

2. " 'Generally, granting or refusing a continuance is a matter within the discretion of the trial court, and unless abused, such discretion will not be controlled.’ ” Adams v. State, 130 Ga. App. 323 (1) (203 SE2d 318) and cits. The trial judge did not abuse his discretion, as contended in enumeration of error No. 1, in denying the *829defendant’s request for a continuance to obtain employed counsel, where no motion for continuance was actually and formally made in the…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Chambers v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975
  2. Crowder v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  3. Bradley v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975
  4. Hinton v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1972
  5. King v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1972

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Jacobs v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
  2. Bisard v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
  3. Waters v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989
  4. Hendrix v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
  5. Lumpkin v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975

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