Opinion
Crim. 4:23-CR-7-CDL-MSH
01-17-2024
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. DEQUINDRAE TURNER, Defendant.
ORDER GRANTING JOINT MOTION FOR CONTINUANCE IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE
CLAY D. LAND UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Turner was indicted on March 14, 2023, and arraigned on April 5, 2023. (ECF No. 1 & 12). The Pretrial Conference is currently scheduled for January 24, 2024. The parties jointly request a continuance. Specifically, the parties will need additional time to conduct investigation, and Counsel will need additional time to further discuss the government's case in chief with Turner.
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 Defendants in a speedy trial because a failure to grant such continuance could result in a miscarriage of justice and would deny counsel for Mr. Jones, and the 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.