Opinion
7:21-CR-00016 (WLS-TQL)
12-22-2021
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, v. JOEL NELSON TUCKER, Defendant.
ORDER
W. LOUIS SANDS, SR. JUDGE.
Before the Court is Defendant's Motion to Continue filed on December 21, 2021. (Doc. 30.) Defendant states that additional time is needed to consider a plea agreement, and he asks that the trial in this case be continued to the May 2022 term. Id. Further, it appears to the Court that the Government does not oppose the requested continuance. See Doc. 29.
Based on the above-stated reasons, the Court finds that the ends of justice served by granting such 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. 30) is GRANTED. The Court hereby ORDERS that the trial in the above-referenced matter be CONTINUED to the Valdosta Division May 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.