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Brown v. State

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  • 942 So. 2d 12
  • 2006 WL 2956100

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  • finding that although “the trial court made reference to a policy to deny motions for a continuance when they were made after a late substitution 4 of counsel,” it properly exercised its discretion in hearing argument and ruling on the motion
  • defendant filed a series of four motions for continuance beginning two weeks prior to date of trial
  • “Neither party specifically argued McKay nor any other cases during the motion hearings; however, the factors listed in McKay were essentially argued before the court.”
  • appellate court “must” consider these factors in reviewing denial of a continuance
  • “We do not suggest that counsel and the trial court must engage in an elaborate discussion of caselaw; instead, a trial court’s exercise of discretion need only be based on consideration of the McKay factors.”

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Judges: Davis

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