{"data":{"id":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-29-19-06","jurisdiction":"us-nd","citation":"N.D. Cent. Code § 29-19-06","heading":"Application for continuance on ground of absent witness","body":"An application for a continuance on the ground that a witness is absent must show:\n1.That the applicant has used due diligence to prepare for the trial;\n2.The nature of the diligence used;\n3.The name and residence of the absent witness;\n4.What the applicant expects or believes such witness would testify were that witness present and orally examined in court;\n5.That the testimony of the witness is material;\n6.The nature of any document wanted and where the same may be found;\n7.That the same facts cannot be satisfactorily shown by other evidence; and\n8.That the witness is not absent through the connivance or counsel of the applicant.","path":["Title 29 Judicial Procedure, Criminal","Chapter 29-19 Continuance"],"source_url":"https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t29c19.pdf","current_through":"2026-07-31T11:12:02","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T21:04:14Z","sha256":"5ba4c66f85077028f93c95db0e998b8b9df7cd58d4813b0132f87219cdd4f971","source_id":"us-nd","stale":true,"prev":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-29-19-05","next":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-29-19-07"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}