Opinion
3:21-CR-000039-18
01-04-2024
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. TANYA ALDANA, Defendant.
ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO CONTINUE TRIAL
HON. TILMAN SELF U.S. DISTRICT COURT JUDGE
Before the Court is Defendant Tanya Aldana's Motion to Continue [Doc. 548] trial that is currently set to begin on January 25, 2024. On March 29, 2023, the Court declared the above-captioned case complex pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h)(7)(B)(ii). [Doc. 443]. According to Defendant's motion, her attorney is “unavailable to appear” at the scheduled trial date because he is lead counsel on a lengthy criminal trial in the Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia. [Doc. 548, pp. 1-2 ¶¶ 2-4]. Defendant further states that the Government does not oppose a continuance. [Id. at p. 2 ¶ 6].
Therefore, the Court finds that “the ends of justice served by” granting this continuance “outweigh the best interest of the public and the defendant in a speedy trial.” 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h)(7)(A). Failure to grant this continuance “would be likely to make a continuation of such proceeding impossible[] or result in a miscarriage of justice.” Id. at § 3161(h)(7)(B)(i). Accordingly, the Court GRANTS Defendant's Motion to Continue [Doc. 548] and CONTINUES trial to April 22, 2024, as to Defendant Tanya Aldana. The delay occasioned by this continuance shall be deemed EXCLUDABLE. See 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h)(7)(A) & (B)(i).
SO ORDERED.