Coggins v. State

It does not appear from the recitals in the petition for certiorari that the trial judge abused his discretion in denying the motion for a continuance. The cases cited in the brief of counsel for the plaintiff in error are differentiated by their facts from this case.

On the trial, counsel for the defendant moved that the accusation be quashed upon the ground that E. W. Wilson, “the prosecuting witness, failed to testify or swear that he had been sworn to the affidavit in the accusation.” The transcript of the record shows that the witness testified as follows: “Those are my initials, E. W.…