BEARD v. STATE

71442.

178 Ga. App. 265 (1986)

342 S.E.2d 751

BEARD v. THE STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided March 12, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barry R. Price, for appellant.

Frank C. Winn, District Attorney, John T. Garcia, James D. McDade, Assistant District Attorneys, for appellee.


BEASLEY, Judge.

Beard was convicted of molesting a 13-year-old female child. (OCGA § 16-6-4.)

1. The first question is whether the court erred in denying his motion for a continuance.

Beard's case came to trial over a year after the incident and more than eight months after indictment. He had surrendered for arrest less than two weeks after the incident and had already retained counsel, at whose request a comprehensive preliminary hearing was...

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