Opinion
4:24-CR-5-CDL-MSH
04-25-2024
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. RODNEY MATTHEWS
ORDER
CLAY D. LAND, JUDGE
Defendant was indicted on February 13, 2024, ECF No. 1, and arraigned on March 27, 2024, ECF No. 11. A pretrial conference is currently scheduled for April 30, 2024. The parties jointly ask to continue the case. Specifically, the parties need additional time to review discovery, conduct additional investigation, to discuss discovery and possible defenses with counsel, and to discuss a resolution.
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the above-referenced matter be continued to next term of Court set for September 2024, 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 Defendant in a speedy trial because a failure to grant such continuance could result in a miscarriage of justice and would deny counsel for the Defendant 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.