Case Name: Sapp v. The State
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1932-04-30
Citations: 45 Ga. App. 248
Docket Number: 22207
Parties: Sapp v. The State.
Judges: Broyles, C. J., and Jenkins, P. •/., concur.
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 45
Pages: 248–248

Head Matter:
22207.
Sapp v. The State.
Decided April 30, 1932.
Ernest J. Haar, for plaintiff in error.
Walter G. Ear bridge, soUcilor-general, Julian Hartridge, contra.

Opinion:
Luke, J.
The defendant's conviction of assisting a prisoner to escape from the custody of an officer was amply authorized by the evidence.
In the motion for a new trial it is alleged that the court erred in refusing a motion for continuance based on the absence of a witness. The evidence on the motion to continue shows that the absent witness was a fugitive from justice, and that the case had previously been continued on account of his absence. The trial judge did not abuse his discretion in refusing a continuance.
The motion for a new trial was properly overruled.
Judgment affirmed.
Broyles, C. J., and Jenkins, P. •/., concur.