In what circumstances would a defendant have been denied a continuance of his trial on the grounds that the trial would have been more favorable to him?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Luevanos, B270781 (Cal. App. 2017):
of the trial would have been more favorable to him. (See People v. Hawkins (1995) 10 Cal.4th 920, 945 overruled on other grounds in People v. Lasko (2000) 23 Cal.4th 101 [the defendant must demonstrate that, had a continuance been granted, there is a reasonable probability of a more favorable trial outcome].)
The judgment is affirmed.
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