Opinion
4:24-CR-00020-CDL-CHW-1
10-28-2024
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. JHYKEITH WILLIAMS
ORDER
CLAY D. LAND, U.S. DISTRICT COURT JUDGE
Defendant was indicted on August 14, 2024, ECF. 1, and arraigned on September 13, 2024, ECF 10. A pretrial conference is currently scheduled for October 29, 2024. Defendant requests a continuance of the pretrial conference and a continuance of the trial until the Court's March 2025 jury trial term, and the government does not oppose. Specifically, Defendant will need time to review discovery and discuss the government's case in chief.
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the above-referenced matter be continued to next term of Court set for March 2025 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.