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Rule 251. Continuance

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No application for a continuance shall be heard before the defendant files his defense, nor shall any continuance be granted except for sufficient cause supported by affidavit, or by consent of the parties, or by operation of law.

Source: Art. 2167, unchanged.

Oct. 29, 1940, eff. Sept. 1, 1941.