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title: O.C.G.A. § 9-10-161. Denial of continuance for absence of witness or testimony where opposite party makes admission.
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# O.C.G.A. § 9-10-161. Denial of continuance for absence of witness or testimony where opposite party makes admission.

No continuance shall be allowed in any court on account of the absence of a witness or for the purpose of procuring testimony when the opposite party is willing to admit and does not contest the truth of the facts expected to be proved by the testimony of the witness. The court shall order the admission to be reduced to writing.

## History

Ga. L. 1853-54, p. 52, § 1; Code 1863, § 3452; Code 1868, § 3472; Code 1873, § 3523; Code 1882, § 3523; Civil Code 1895, § 5130; Penal Code 1895, § 963; Civil Code 1910, § 5716; Penal Code 1910, § 989; Code 1933, § 81-1411.

## Cross References

Corresponding provision relating to criminal procedure, § 17-8-32.