Washington Law Review
Abstract
The granting or denying of a continuance is a matter within the sound discretion of the trial court, to be reversed only for a manifest abuse of discretion. This does not mean, of course, that the trial judge can decide by the toss of a coin whether to grant or deny a motion for continuance. He is under a positive duty to exercise his discretion wisely, keeping in mind the relative considerations of speedy justice as against the right to present all of the evidence available in support of one's case. A study of the cases will disclose some of the factors which guide his judgment; consideration of ordinary principles of fair play will bring others to mind.
First Page
212
Recommended Citation
Phyllis A. Kemp,
Comment,
Continuances in Washington,
26 Wash. L. Rev. & St. B.J.
212
(1951).
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https://digitalcommons.law.uw.edu/wlr/vol26/iss3/5