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CODE OF GEORGIA
Title 17 - CRIMINAL PROCEDUREChapter 8 - TRIAL
Article 2 - CONTINUANCES
Section 17-8-23 - Absence of party as grounds for granting continuance

Ga. Code § 17-8-23

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Current through 2023-2024 Legislative Session Chapter 709
Section 17-8-23 - Absence of party as grounds for granting continuance

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.

OCGA § 17-8-23