When will a court grant a continuance in a criminal case?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Silva, B239340 (Cal. App. 2013):
"A continuance in a criminal case may be granted only for good cause. ( 1050, subd. (e).) Whether good cause exists is a question for the trial court's discretion. (People v. Jenkins (2000) 22 Cal.4th 900, 1037.) The court must consider ''"not only the benefit which the moving party anticipates but also the likelihood that such benefit will result, the burden on other witnesses, jurors and the court and, above all, whether
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