State v. Mora

OPINION

WOOD, Judge.

Convicted of two counts of aggravated battery, defendant appeals. The three issues concern: (1) motion for continuance; (2) sufficiency of the evidence; and (3) refused instructions.

Motion for continuance.

Immediately prior to selection of the jury, defendant moved for a continuance. He asserted the prosecutor had informed him of the names of four witnesses only a short time prior to the motion. He asked for a continuance on the basis he hadn’t had an opportunity to talk to the four persons named as witnesses. In denying the motion, the trial court ruled that opportunity…