Opinion
7:21-CR-00016 (WLS-TQL)
09-28-2021
ORDER
W. LOUIS SANDS, SR. JUDGE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
Before the Court is Defendant's “Motion to Continue” filed on September 24, 2021. (Doc. 26.) Therein, defense counsel requests additional time to receive and review supplemental discovery and asks that the trial in this case be continued to the next term of court. The Government has informed the Court that it does not oppose the requested continuance.
Based on the above-stated reasons, the Court finds that the ends of justice served by granting a continuance outweigh the best interests of the public and the Defendant in a speedy trial. 18 U.S.C. § 3161 (h)(7) (A)-(B). Therefore, the motion to continue (Doc. 26) is GRANTED. The Court hereby ORDERS that the trial in the above-referenced matter be CONTINUED to the Valdosta Division February 2022 term and its conclusion, or as may otherwise be ordered by the Court. Furthermore, it is ORDERED that the time lost under the Speedy Trial Act, 18 U.S.C. § 3161, be EXCLUDED pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h)(7) because the Court has continued the trial in this case and finds that the failure to grant a continuance would likely result in a miscarriage of justice. 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h)(7)(B)(i).
SO ORDERED.