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motion to continue:
1. A type of request, made by either the defense or the prosecution in a criminal case, to establish a new trial date.
continuance:
n. (14c)
1. Procedure. The adjournment or postponement of a trial or other proceeding to a future date <motion for continuance>. — continue, vb. [1]
1. An adjournment of a case from one day to another, in the same or in a later term, or to a later hour of the same day. 17 Am J2d Contin § 1. [2]
1. Adjournment of the hearing of a case from one date to another or to a later hour on the same day.
Compare recess. [3]
Applying a Motion to Continue:
In order to request a continuance, the party initiating the motion must provide a suitable reason for this action. This may involve the acquisition of new or important evidence. In addition, an individual may motion to continue if he/she must subpoena a key witness. It is important to note that a continuance will not always be granted. Usually, a judge will be more likely to issue a continuance early in the trial. The judge may not authorize a continuance if the case has already been delayed several times. However, if the continuance is vital to the outcome of a criminal trial, the judge will most likely approve the motion to continue. The decision regarding a motion to continue is left solely to the judge presiding over the criminal case. [4]
References:
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[1]: Black’s Law Dictionary Deluxe Tenth Edition by Henry Campbell Black & Editor in Chief Bryan A. Garner. ISBN: 978-0-314-62130-6
[2]: Ballantine’s Law Dictionary with Pronunciations
Third Edition by James A. Ballantine (James Arthur 1871-1949). Edited by William S. Anderson. © 1969 by THE LAWYER’S CO-OPERATIVE PUBLISHING COMPANY. Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 68-30931
[3]: Ballantine’s Law Dictionary Legal Assistant Edition by Jack Ballantine (James Arthur 1871-1949). Doctored by Jack G. Handler, J.D. © 1994 Delmar by Thomson Learning. ISBN 0-8273-4874-6.
[4]: “WHEN TO FILE A MOTION TO CONTINUE”: http://trial.laws.com/trial/motion-to-continue
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