California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Slaughter, F067401 (Cal. App. 2015):
testimony from a fellow gang member who admitted lying to police would be insufficient to render it probable at least one juror would vote to find defendant not guilty were the new evidence presented (see id. at p. 521), and so the requested continuance would not be useful. As the trial court's determination did not "exceed[] the bounds of reason, all of the circumstances being considered" (People v. Giminez (1975) 14 Cal.3d 68, 72), it did not err by denying defendant's motion for a continuance. It follows defendant's right to due process was not violated.
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