196 W. Va. 513 - State v. Snider’s Empirical Analysis

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8 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

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1. “A party moving for a continuance due to the unavailability of a witness must show: (1) the materiality and importance of the witness to the issues to be tried; (2) due diligence in an attempt to procure the attendance of the witness; (3) that a good possibility exists that the testimony will be secured at some later date; and (4) that the postponement would not be likely to cause an unreasonable delay or disruption in the orderly process of justice.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Jason H.