The continuance of a case by one of several defendants indicted jointly shall not operate as a continuance as to the other defendants objecting thereto.
(Ga. L. 1858, p. 99, § 2; Code 1863, § 4575; Code 1868, § 4596; Code 1873, § 4693; Code 1882, § 4693; Penal Code 1895, § 967; Penal Code 1910, § 993; Code 1933, § 27-2004.)
RESEARCH REFERENCES
Am. Jur. 2d.
- 21 Am. Jur. 2d, Criminal Law, §§ 280, 281.
C.J.S.- 17 C.J.S., Continuances, § 1 et seq. 22A C.J.S., Criminal Procedure and Rights of the Accused, § 567 et seq.