Opinion
Criminal 20-6013 (DEA)
06-21-2021
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. IASHAWN ALFORD
Bruce Throckmorton, Esq. Counsel for Defendant. Christopher Matthews Special Assistant U.S. Attorney.
Bruce Throckmorton, Esq. Counsel for Defendant.
Christopher Matthews Special Assistant U.S. Attorney.
CONTINUANCE ORDER
Douglas E. Arpert United States Magistrate Judge.
This matter having come before the Court on the joint application of Rachel A Honig, Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey (by Christopher Matthews, Special Assistant U.S. Attorney), and defendant IASHAWN ALFORD (by Bruce Throckmorton, Esq.) for an order granting a continuance of the proceedings in the above-captioned matter through September 30, 2021, and the defendant being aware that he has the right to have the matter submitted to a grand jury within 30 days of the date of his arrest pursuant to Title 18 of the United States Code, Section 3161(b), and the defendant through his attorney having consented to the continuance, and two prior continuances having been granted by the Court; and for good and sufficient cause shown, IT IS THE FINDING OF THIS COURT that this action should be continued for the following reasons:
(1) Counsel for the defendant, having been appointed on May 11, 2021, requires additional time to review the case;
(2) Plea negotiations are ongoing, and the parties would like additional time to continue negotiating a plea agreement, which would render a trial of this matter unnecessary;
(2) The defendant requires time to review discovery, and prepare and file appropriate motions; and
(3) Pursuant to Title 18, United States Code, Section 3161(h)(7), the ends of justice served by granting the continuance outweigh the best interest of the public and the defendant in a speedy trial.
IT IS, therefore, on this 2 1st day of June, 2021, ORDERED that this action be, and it hereby is, continued through September 30, 2021; and it is further
ORDERED that the period from the date this Order is signed through September 30, 2021, shall be excludable in computing time under the Speedy Trial Act of 1974.