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Code · Georgia · TITLE 17 Criminal Procedure · Article 2 Continuances

17-8-23. Absence of party as grounds for granting continuance.

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If either party is providentially prevented from attending the trial of any case and the counsel of the absent party will state in his place that he cannot go safely to trial without the presence of the absent party, the case shall be continued, provided his continuances are not exhausted.
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