State v. Ellis

STEELMAN, Judge.

Constitutional issues, which are not raised and ruled upon at trial, will not be considered for the first time on appeal. Thus, defendant has not preserved the issue of whether the denial of his motion to continue violated his constitutional rights. The trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying defendant’s motion to continue the trial of the case. Defendant is unable to show that he was substantially and irreparably prejudiced by the admission of Walls’ in-court identification; thus, the trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying defendant’s motion for a…