Opinion ID: 1403222
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 8

Heading: State's Motion to Continue During Recidivist Trial on December 9, 2008

Text: The Appellant also asserts that the trial court erred in granting the State's motion to continue to the following day during the recidivist trial on December 9, 2008. The trial court permitted this recess to allow the State to call Lieutenant Michael Corsaro to bring in original fingerprint cards as evidence and testify regarding the same. In presenting the assignment of error on this issue, the Appellant again fails to provide any pertinent authority to support his claim. As explained above, [a]lthough we liberally construe briefs in determining issues presented for review, issues which are not raised, and those mentioned only in passing but are not supported with pertinent authority, are not considered on appeal. LaRock, 196 W.Va. at 302, 470 S.E.2d at 621. Moreover, this Court has consistently held that [a] motion for continuance is addressed to the sound discretion of the trial court, and its ruling will not be disturbed on appeal unless there is a showing that there has been an abuse of discretion. Syl. Pt. 2, State v. Bush, 163 W.Va. 168, 255 S.E.2d 539 (1979). A one-day delay to permit the calling of Lieutenant Corsaro to testify and to introduce original fingerprint cards does not give rise to an abuse of discretion on the part of the trial court. We therefore decline to reverse on this assignment of error.