Opinion
7:22-CR-55 (WLS)
06-16-2023
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, v. LARONCE HOWELL and DEWAYNE HOWELL, Defendants.
AMENDED ORDER
W. LOUIS SANDS, SR. JUDGE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
By Orders entered June 13, 2023 (Docs. 83 & 84), the trial of these matters has been continued to the Valdosta Division, November 2023 term of Court. The Court presently has pending before it:
1. Defendant DeWayne Howell's Motion to Suppress Defendant's Statements (Doc. 78) (“Motion to Suppress”) filed June 9, 2023, and the Government's Response (Doc. 80) thereto filed June 12, 2023; and
2. The Government's Motions in Limine to Preclude Mistake-of-Age Defense at Trial (Docs. 81 & 82) (“Motions in Limm” filed June 12, 2023, as to both Defendants. Defendants' responses to the Motions in Limine are due by July 3, 2023.
Pursuant to the Orders entered June 13, 2023, the trial deadline required under the Speedy Trial Act, 18 U.S.C. § 3161, was extended through the Valdosta Division November 2023 trial term and its conclusion, or as may otherwise be ordered by the Court. See Docs. 83 & 84 (extending deadline pursuant to § 3161(h)(6), (7)(B)(i), (iv)).
Based on the foregoing, and to keep the Defendants' cases on track for trial(s) to occur during the November 2023 trial term, the Court hereby ORDERS that:
A. An evidentiary hearing on the Motion to Suppress (Doc. 78) and hearing on the Government's Motions in Limine (Docs. 81, 82) is scheduled for Thursday, July 20, 2023 at 2:00 p.m.
B. Defendant DeWayne Howell's reply, if any, to the Government's response to the Motion to Suppress shall be filed on or before Monday, June 19, 2023.
C. Defendants' responses to the Motions in Limine shall be filed on or before Monday, July 3, 2023. The Government's replies, if any, shall be filed within seven (7) days after the filing of such responses.
SO ORDERED,