Opinion
3:22-CR-21-CAR-CHW-1
03-06-2023
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. KENNETH BRAMLETT, Defendant.
ORDER ON UNOPPOSED MOTION TO CONTINUE TRIAL
C. ASHLEY ROYAL, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SENIOR JUDGE
Before the Court is the Defendant Molly Allen's Unopposed Motion to Continue [Doc. 80] the pretrial conference scheduled for March 8, 2023 and the trial, which is set to begin on April 3, 2023, in Athens, Georgia. On August 10, 2022, the Grand Jury returned a multi-defendant, multi-count indictment charging Defendant with Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine and four counts of Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine. On December 14, 2022, Defendant was arrested, appointed counsel, pled not guilty at his arraignment, and was detained pending trial. This is Defendant's second request for a continuance, and the Government does not oppose it.
In the Motion, Defense Counsel represents that received approximately 25 GB of additional discovery in addition to the 2 TB already received. Thus, additional time is needed to review the discovery, investigate the case and possible defenses, file any pretrial motions, and pursue pleas negotiations and prepare for trial, if necessary. Having considered the matter, the Court finds it serves the ends of justice to grant Defendant's request. The ends of justice served by granting a continuance outweigh the interests of Defendant and the public in a speedy trial. Failure to grant a continuance would deny counsel reasonable time for effective preparation and could result in a miscarriage of justice. Thus, Defendant's Unopposed Motion to Continue [Doc. 80] is GRANTED, and IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this case be continued until the June 12, 2023 term of Court for the Athens Division. The delay occasioned by this continuance shall be deemed excludable pursuant to the provisions of the Speedy Trial Act, 18 U.S.C. § 3161.
SO ORDERED, this 6th day of March, 2023.