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Continuance

In American procedural law, a continuance is the postponement of a hearing, trial, or other scheduled court proceeding at the request of either or both parties in the dispute, or by the judge sua sponte. In response to delays in bringing cases to trial, some states have adopted "fast-track" rules that sharply limit the ability of judges to grant…

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Continuance

Nodes37
Edges36
Triples45
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.054054
Components1

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Continuance

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related to Continuance because of excessive press coverage · 12
Continuance → Coverage, Criminal Procedure, Federal Rule, In, Maxwell, Sam Sheppard, Sheppard, Sometimes, The, This, To, United States Supreme Court
related to Application for a continuance · 6
Continuance → Affidavits, Applications, Civil Procedure, Failure, In, The Federal Rules
related to Absence of witness or evidence · 4
Continuance → An, Continuances, If, Several
related to Other grounds · 4
Continuance → In, Sixth Amendment, The, Where
is a · 3
Continuance → judicial act and takes a judicial act to overturn it.It is within the discretion of the court to assign and impose costs for a continuance in a civil case, postponement of a hearing, result of a court order issued by the judge in a trial or hearing
related to Absence of party · 3
Continuance → Factors, It, The
related to Hearing and order for a continuance · 3
Continuance → However, It, This
related to Surprise · 3
Continuance → If, Lack, Surprises
related to Absence or incapacitation of counsel · 2
Continuance → To, When
related to Civil cases · 2
Continuance → Illness, The

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Continuancerelated to Absence of witness or evidenceContinuances0.60section
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