Hall v. State

Citations

• 35 Fla. 534

Syllabus

<p>1. Applications for continuances rest in the sound discretion of the-trial court, and the action of that court on them will not be reversed unless there has been a palpable abuse of that discretion to the disadvantage of the accused. All facts necessary to show a clear abuse of such discretion to the injury of the accused must be shown, and whenever the record is either silent or uncertain on any point material to establish an alleged abuse of discretion, the presumptions are all in favor of the correctness of the ruling denying the continuance.</p> <p>2. On review of the testimony in the present case; Held, To be sufficient to suslain the verdict.</p>