Supreme Court of Georgia

Hines v. State

December 14, 2021313 Ga. 1

Summary

The court affirmed Hines's convictions, holding that the State established good cause for disclosing Ashley Johnson as a witness on the day of trial and that the defense was given an opportunity to interview her before she testified. Because the statutory witness-disclosure requirements were satisfied, the court did not decide whether exclusion under the statutory discovery-remedy provision was warranted. The court also rejected any challenge to the denial of a continuance because Hines failed to show an abuse of discretion.