Does the court abused its discretion in denying appellant's request for a continuance?

We are not persuaded that the court abused its discretion in weighing the appropriate considerations and denying appellant's request. Regardless of fault, the request was untimely, as it was made in the middle of trialthe parties had already examined multiple witnesses, with only three remaining, over the course of several days. "This meant that the request could not be granted without causing a significant disruption, i.e., a continuance with the attendant further inconvenience to witnesses and other participants. The question then became whether such a disruption was reasonable under the circumstances." (People v. Turner, supra, 7 Cal.App.4th at p. 919; see also People v. Lau (1986) 177 Cal.App.3d 473, 478-479 [no

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