Smith v. State

1. There was no abuse of discretion in refusing to grant a continuance on the ground of the absence of a witness whose evidence was wanted by the accused to attack the credibility of one. of the State’s witnesses, especially since the verdict did not depend alone upon the testimony of the witness whom the accused sought to impeach.

2. It has been repeatedly held that, in the absence of a timely request, failure of the trial judge to charge on the subject of impeachment of witnesses is not reversible error. Perdue v. State, 135 Ga. 278 (69 S. E. 184); Jackson v. State, 135 Ga. 685 (70 S. E.…