{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-9-10-160","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 9-10-160","heading":"Continuance for absence of witness; what application to show.","body":"All applications for continuances upon the ground of the absence of a witness shall show to the court:\n(1) That the witness is absent;\n(2) That he has been subpoenaed;\n(3) That he does not reside outside of the state;\n(4) That his testimony is material;\n(5) That the witness is not absent by the permission, directly or indirectly, of the applicant;\n(6) That the applicant expects he will be able to procure the testimony of the witness at the next term of the court;\n(7) That the application is not made for the purpose of delay but to enable the party to procure the testimony of the absent witness; and\n(8) The facts expected to be proved by the absent witness.","path":["TITLE 9 Civil Practice","CHAPTER 10 Civil Practice and Procedure Generally","Article 7 Continuances"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.09.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":"4dff5fb9fb2fab1e3ffe6aa08b804863c84adcbab4baa773dfbcf2fcdb03695a","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-9-10-159","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-9-10-161"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}