PICKETT v. STATE

40911.

253 Ga. 36 (1984)

315 S.E.2d 905

PICKETT v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided May 30, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary C. McCorvey, for appellant.

David E. Perry, District Attorney, Robert C. Wilmot, Assistant District Attorney, Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, J. Michael Davis, for appellee.


MARSHALL, Presiding Justice.

The appellant was convicted of the murder of Charles Mixon, and he was sentenced to life imprisonment.

In this appeal, his sole enumeration of error is that the trial judge erred in failing to grant a continuance at the commencement of the trial due to defense counsel's withdrawal from the case.

From a review of the transcript, it appears that defense counsel sought to withdraw from the case a few days prior to trial because...

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