Opinion
5:20-CR-53 (MTT)
08-26-2021
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, v. DEMAREA DEMOND CAREY, et al., Defendants.
ORDER
MARC T. TREADWELL, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CHIEF JUDGE
The parties have moved to continue this case until the next trial term. Doc. 63. The defendants were indicted on December 9, 2020. Doc. 1. Defendant Raquan Emahl Gray had his arraignment in this Court on April 6, 2021. Doc. 13. Defendant Daquann Marquez Epps had his arraignment in this Court on June 9, 2021. Doc. 33. Defendant Demarea Demond Carey had his arraignment in this Court on August 9, 2021. Doc. 53. Four prior continuances have been granted for Defendant Raquan Emahl Gray. Docs. 22; 25; 43; 50. Two prior continuances have been granted for Defendant Daquann Marquez Epps. Doc. 43; 50. The parties now move the Court to continue this case to the next trial term to give defense counsel proper time to effectively review discovery and prepare. Doc. 63 at 3.
Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h)(7)(A), the Court finds the ends of justice served by granting this continuance outweigh the best interests of the public and the defendants to a speedy trial. Accordingly, the motion (Doc. 63) is GRANTED. The case is continued from the September term until the Court's next trial term presently scheduled for November 15, 2021. The corresponding delay shall be deemed excludable pursuant to the provisions of the Speedy Trial Act, 18 U.S.C. §§ 3161 et seq.
SO ORDERED.