[DOWNLOAD] "North Carolina v. Lassiter" by Court of Appeals of North Carolina No. 7214SC621 " eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: North Carolina v. Lassiter
- Author : Court of Appeals of North Carolina No. 7214SC621
- Release Date : January 25, 1972
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 54 KB
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Defendant assigns error to denial of his motion for a continuance made on the grounds that one of his witnesses, George Husketh, was absent from the State at the time of trial. ""A motion for continuance is ordinarily addressed to the discretion of the trial judge and his ruling thereon is not subject to review absent abuse of discretion."" State v. Stepney, 280 N.C. 306, 185 S.E.2d 844. None was here shown. The absent witness was not an eyewitness. He could testify only as a character witness for defendant and concerning certain statements which the State's witness, Elvira Watson, made to him as to events of the night of the robbery. Defendant has failed to show either that the trial judge abused discretion in denying his motion for a continuance or how he was prejudiced thereby.