JOHNSON v. STATE

75149.

185 Ga. App. 475 (1988)

364 S.E.2d 609

JOHNSON v. THE STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided January 4, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. Gerald Spencer, Bradfield M. Shealy, for appellant.

H. Lamar Cole, District Attorney, James E. Hardy, Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.


BEASLEY, Judge.

Defendant, convicted of a 1979 escape under Code Ann. § 26-2501 (now OCGA § 16-10-52), appeals on the ground that he was improperly denied a continuance.

Defendant turned himself in to officers on September 23, 1986. Apparently he initially pled guilty to the escape charge. He then withdrew his plea in November and remained incarcerated until his April 1987 trial.

While it does not appear when defendant asked for appointed...

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