Opinion
CRIMINAL ACTION 3:24-cr-00022-TES-CHW-2
10-21-2024
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, v. MARCUS TERRELL PIPER, Defendant.
ORDER GRANTING UNOPPOSED MOTION TO CONTINUE TRIAL
TILMAN E. SELF, III, JUDGE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT.
Before the Court is Defendant Marcus Piper's Unopposed Motion for Continuance [Doc. 45]. On July 9, 2024, the Government obtained an indictment charging Defendant with Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl, Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl, and Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime, all in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846-in connection with § 841(a)(1) & (b)(1)(C)-and 18 U.S.C. §§ 2, 924(c)(1)(A). Defendant entered a plea of not guilty. [Doc. 34].
Defendant seeks a continuance because his counsel needs more time to retrieve and review discovery. [Doc. 45, p. 2]. So as to avoid a miscarriage of justice, the Court GRANTS Defendant's Unopposed Motion for Continuance [Doc. 45] and CONTINUES this case to December 2, 2024. See 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h)(7)(B)(iv). The ends of justice served by this continuance outweigh the best interests of the public and Defendant in a speedy trial and are in accordance with the considerations required under 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h)(7)(A) for excusable delay.
SO ORDERED.