Opinion
7:23-CR-40-WLS-TQL-1
01-09-2024
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, v. WILLIAM WILCOX BINNER, III, Defendant.
ORDER
W. LOUIS SANDS, SR. JUDGE.
A pretrial conference is currently scheduled to take place in this matter on January 10, 2024, at 3:00 PM in Albany, Georgia. (Doc. 64). On January 8, 2024, the Defendant filed a Motion for Change of Plea Hearing (Doc. 66) (“Motion”). Therein, the Defendant notified the Court that: “On or about December 22, 2023, the Undersigned Counsel advised the Government's Attorney that the Defendant in the captioned case would be entering into the . . . proposed plea agreement as opposed to going to trial.” (Id. ¶ 3) Defendant requests that the January 10, 2024, pretrial conference be cancelled and that the Court schedule a change of plea hearing.
In order to conserve judicial resources and prevent unnecessary production of the Defendant,it is hereby ORDERED that the January 10, 2024, Pretrial Conference is CANCELLED. A change of plea hearing for Defendant will take place on Tuesday, January 23, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. in Albany, Georgia.
Counsel for the Parties are reminded and directed that it is their responsibility to notify the Court immediately upon the Parties' agreement to enter into a plea agreement to avoid wasting judicial and other government resources.
SO ORDERED.