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Criminal – Assault On Wife – Continuance – Witness Appearance (access required)

By Deborah Elkins
Published: May 26, 2008

The Court of Appeals holds that a defendant convicted of assault on a family member (his wife), third offense, cannot overturn his conviction with a claim that the trial court abused its discretion by forcing him to withdraw his motion to a continuance to procure four defense witnesses who did not appear for trial ...
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