{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-17-8-25","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 17-8-25","heading":"Absence of witness as grounds for granting continuance.","body":"In all applications for continuances upon the ground of the absence of a witness, it shall be shown to the court that the witness is absent; that he has been subpoenaed; that he does not reside more than 100 miles from the place of trial by the nearest practical route; that his testimony is material; that the witness is not absent by the permission, directly or indirectly, of the applicant; that the applicant expects he will be able to procure the testimony of the witness at the next term of the court; that the application is not made for the purpose of delay but to enable the applicant to procure the testimony of the absent witness; and the application must state the facts expected to be proved by the absent witness.","path":["TITLE 17 Criminal Procedure","CHAPTER 8 Trial","Article 2 Continuances"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.17.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"1de272e96ed8cfe2c5f45d03df50d68f7fe4c0a0db830861fc5e7c94e26ca95e","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-17-8-24","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-17-8-26"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}