12-4501


Chapter 12.--CITIES AND MUNICIPALITIES


Article 45.--CODE FOR MUNICIPAL COURTS; TRIALS AND PROCEEDINGS INCIDENT THERETO

     
12-4501.   Plea of not guilty; trial; time; continuance.
An accused person entering a plea of not guilty, or for whom the court
entered a plea of not guilty, shall be tried on the earliest practical day
set by the court, unless trial is continued for good cause: Provided,
That an accused person in custody shall be tried on the earliest day that
the municipal court convenes, unless trial is continued upon motion of the
accused person and for good cause.

     
History:   L. 1973, ch. 61, § 12-4501; April 1, 1974.