Wallis v. State

Deen, Presiding Judge.

Code § 81-1413 provides for a continuance in case of the absence of counsel for providential cause if the unrepresented party will swear that he cannot safely go to trial without the services of his absent counsel, that he expects his services at the next term and that the application is not made for delay only. There is language in older cases to the effect that mere absence of an attorney without the consent of the client, is not a sufficient ground for a continuance. Allen v. State, 10 Ga. 85 (1); Long v. State, 38 Ga. 491 (4); Giles v. State, 66 Ga. 344 (1). It goes…