What is the test for adjournment on the ground of the absence of witnesses?
Alberta, Canada
The following excerpt is from R. v. Voon, 1999 ABQB 129 (CanLII):
Darville v. R., supra sets out conditions that must normally be established in order to entitle a party to an adjournment on the ground of the absence of witnesses; however, the presence or absence of these three conditions is not meant to be conclusive in all cases.
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