Opinion
4:22-CR-00012-CDL-MSH
08-29-2023
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. HOWATDRICK JONES
ORDER
CLAY D. LAND, U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE
Defendant was indicted on May 10, 2022, ECF. 1, and arraigned on August 24, 2023, ECF. 13. A Pretrial Conference is currently scheduled for September 28, 2023. Defendant requests a continuance and the government does not oppose. Specifically, Defendant will need time to review discovery and discuss the government's case in chief.
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the above-referenced matter be continued to next term of Court set for March 2024 term, and that the Speedy Trial deadline for the trial in this matter imposed by 18 U.S.C. § 3161(c)(1) be extended to that time. The Court finds that the ends of justice served by granting of this continuance outweigh the best interests of the public and the Defendants in a speedy trial because a failure to grant such continuance could result in a miscarriage of justice and would deny counselors for the Defendants and Government the reasonable time necessary for effective preparation. 18 U.S.C. §§ 3161(h)(7)(A)-(B). The delay occasioned by this continuance shall not be considered in calculating the speedy trial deadline under the Speedy Trial Act.
SO ORDERED, this 29th day of August, 2023.