California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Huynh, D067777 (Cal. App. 2017):
A showing of good cause is required to obtain a continuance in a criminal case. ( 1050, subd. (e).) "To establish good cause for a continuance, defendant had the burden of showing that he had exercised due diligence to secure the witness's attendance, that the witness's expected testimony was material and not cumulative, that the testimony could be obtained within a reasonable time, and that the facts to which the witness would testify could not otherwise be proven." (People v. Howard (1992) 1 Cal.4th 1132, 1171.) "The granting or denial of a motion for a continuance in the midst of a trial traditionally rests within the sound discretion of the trial judge who must consider not only the benefit which the moving party anticipates but also the likelihood that such benefit will result,
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