Opinion
2:17-CR-0023 DAD
03-30-2023
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. BRITTON GARNER FLEMONS, and LANCE WOODYARD, Defendants.
PHILLIP A. TALBERT United States Attorney JASON HITT Assistant United States Attorney Attorneys for Plaintiff United States of America
PHILLIP A. TALBERT United States Attorney JASON HITT Assistant United States Attorney Attorneys for Plaintiff United States of America
GOVERNMENT'S MOTION TO DISMISS INDICTMENT AND ORDER
The United States of America, through its attorney of record, Assistant U.S. Attorney Jason Hitt, hereby moves for an order dismissing the Indictment against defendants Britton Garner Flemons and Lance Renard Woodyard in this case pursuant to Rule 48(a) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.
The government brings this motion in the interests of justice because both defendants were suffering from significant medical conditions at the time of their arrests and they were not subsequently arraigned after being permitted to recover from their conditions. Accordingly, the United States respectfully moves to dismiss the Indictment against defendant Britton Flemmons and Lance Renard Woodyard in the interests of justice pursuant to Rule 48(a).
ORDER
For the reasons set forth in the motion to dismiss the Indictment filed by the United States, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Indictment in Case No. 2:17-CR-00-23 DAD against defendants Britton Garner Flemons and Lance Renard Woodyard is hereby DISMISSED pursuant to Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 48(a) without prejudice.
IT IS SO ORDERED.