Lewis v. State
Lewis v. State
Opinion of the Court
Defendant-appellant was informed against for rape, tried by jury, found guilty of the lesser included offense of assault with intent to commit rape and sentenced to 8 years in the state penitentiary.
For his sole point on appeal, defendant urges as error the trial court’s denial of defense counsel’s motion for continuance where the prosecutor failed to comply with the pretrial discovery rules and the trial court’s failure to inquire into the surrounding circumstances to determine prejudice to the defendant.
We first note that the notice of deposition was unaccompanied by a subpoena
Second, the record further demonstrates that the trial judge did permit defense counsel to depose the victim on the afternoon of November 5, 1973 and postponed the trial until November 6, 1973. Thus, it appears that the defendant was not prevented from effectively and adequately preparing his defense and was not prejudiced by the denial of his motion for continuance. Cf. Howard v. State, Fla.App.1970, 239 So.2d 83.
No abuse of discretion on the part of the trial court having been made to appear, the judgment herein appealed is affirmed.
Affirmed.
. RCrP 3.220(d), 33 F.S.A.
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