Morgan v. State

Decision Date16 September 1913
Docket Number4,790.
Citation79 S.E. 247,13 Ga.App. 434
PartiesMORGAN v. STATE.
CourtGeorgia Court of Appeals

Syllabus by the Court.

The showing for continuance being in all respects regular and in compliance with the requirements of the statute, and the testimony of the absent witness being vitally material to the defense, the court erred in not granting a continuance.

Error from City Court of Madison; K. S. Anderson, Judge.

Rob Morgan was convicted of crime, and brings error. Reversed.

E. H. George, of Madison, for plaintiff in error.

A. G. Foster, Sol., of Madison, and Little & Powell, of Atlanta, for the State.

RUSSELL, J.

Judgment reversed.

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  • State v. Uhler
    • United States
    • North Dakota Supreme Court
    • January 5, 1916
    ...continuance, all proceedings in connection with the trial following are nugatory. Johnson v. State, Ga.App. , 85 S.E. 205; Morgan v. State, 13 Ga.App. 434, 79 S.E. 247; Britt v. State, 13 Ga.App. 698, 79 S.E. 859; Hamilton v. State, 3 Ind. 553; McLaughlin v. State, 8 Ind. 281; Miller v. Sta......
  • Morgan v. State
    • United States
    • Georgia Court of Appeals
    • September 16, 1913

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