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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA v. BENEFIELD

Nos. 4582, 4583.

248 A.2d 127 (1968)

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Appellant, v. Eddie BENEFIELD, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided November 29, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leo N. Gorman, Asst. Corporation Counsel, with whom Charles T. Duncan, Corporation Counsel, Hubert B. Pair, Principal Asst. Corporation Counsel, and Richard W. Barton, Asst. Corporation Counsel, were on the brief, for appellant.

Ralph J. Temple, with whom Monroe H. Freedman and Patricia H. Latham, Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before MYERS, FICKLING and KERN, Associate Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Two cases (traffic and disorderly conduct) had been continued for trial previously, once at the request of appellee and once by mutual consent of the government and appellee. On the third trial date, the government, over the objection of defense counsel, requested a short continuance to secure an essential witness who had been brought to its attention the previous evening. The trial court denied the request and insisted that the government proceed with...

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