Coker v. State

2 Citing cases

  1. Sosebee v. State

    190 Ga. App. 746 (Ga. Ct. App. 1989)   Cited 21 times

    Where defendant could have served a subpoena on a witness at an earlier date but failed to do so, the court does not err in denying a continuance because at the time of trial the witness was outside the subpoena power of the court. Coker v. State, 87 Ga. App. 411 (1) ( 74 S.E.2d 12) (1953). 8. Defendant argues the court erred in excluding the testimony of a witness that she had been told by a friend of the child's mother, at the child custody hearing prior to the report of child molestation, "It's not over yet, we've got our bag of tricks."

  2. Parrish v. State

    186 S.E.2d 541 (Ga. Ct. App. 1971)   Cited 3 times

    The record shows: that the appellant was represented by counsel for several weeks prior to trial; that the appellant failed to inform his counsel that the presence of the witness was necessary and material to his defense; that no subpoena was issued for the witness by the appellant or his attorney. The denial of the motion for a continuance was not error. Code ยง 27-415; Coker v. State, 87 Ga. App. 411 (1) ( 74 S.E.2d 12). 2.