§ 12-10-9. Adjournment of trial or examination.
The district court may adjourn any trial or examination pending before it, from time to time, not exceeding fourteen (14) days at any one time, except with the consent or at the request of the accused, and to the same or to a different place in the same division.
History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 167; G.L. 1909, ch. 281, § 20; G.L. 1923, ch. 331, § 20; G.L. 1938, ch. 50, § 20; G.L. 1959, § 12-10-9; P.L. 1969, ch. 239, § 19.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 12-10 - Preliminary Proceedings in District Courts
Section 12-10-1. - Court open at all times.
Section 12-10-2. - Powers of justices of the peace.
Section 12-10-4. - Plea on offense beyond trial jurisdiction of district court.
Section 12-10-7. - Transmission of papers to superior court.
Section 12-10-8. - Discharge of accused on acknowledgment of satisfaction by complainant.
Section 12-10-9. - Adjournment of trial or examination.
Section 12-10-10. - Commitment or recognizance on adjournment.