Hightower v. State

Quillian, Presiding Judge.

The defendant appeals his conviction for armed robbery. Held:

1. From the evidence adduced at the trial, a rational jury could reasonably have found proof of defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U. S. 307 (99 SC 2781, 61 LE2d 560).

2. It is asserted that the trial judge erred in denying defendant’s motion for continuance because trial counsel was appointed on May 10, 1983 and trial began on May 12, 1983.

We recognize that “ ‘[u]ndue haste in the administration of the criminal law is as much to be condemned as unnecessary delay. The true…