Hill v. State

Banke, Judge.

The defendant was convicted of armed robbery. On appeal, his primary contention is that the trial court erred in denying his motion for continuance. Held:

1. A motion for continuance is addressed to the sound discretion of the trial court. Absent a showing that it has been abused, that discretion will not be controlled. Crow v. State, 86 Ga. App. 11 (1) (70 SE2d 601) (1952). “There is no fixed rule as to the number of days that should, of right, be allowed counsel in a criminal case to prepare the case for trial, but the trial judge, in the exercise of his discretion to grant or…