GA 17-7-192 - GA 17-7-192

JUDICIAL DECISIONS O.C.G.A. § 17-7-192 does not require subpoena issued by clerk of court in addition to an order of the superior court commanding the presence of an inmate witness. Grant v. State, 212 Ga. App. 565 , 442 S.E.2d 899 (1994). Abuse of discretion in denial of motion. - Denial of a motion for continuance on the ground of an absent witness lies within the discretion of the trial court and unless manifestly abused, the denial thereof will not be disturbed. Wellons v. State, 144 Ga. App. 218 , 240 S.E.2d 768 (1977). Motion for continuance should state how attendance to be procured. - On the hearing of a motion for a continuance, based upon the absence of a material witness of the defense, when the court is authorized to find that the witness was beyond the jurisdiction of the cour...