Opinion
2:21-cr-00306-GMN-NJK
11-18-2022
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. EMERALD RUTH WILSON-BEY, Defendant.
JASON M. FRIERSON United States Attorney Jim. W. Fang Counsel for USA Waldo Law, LLC. Jennifer M. Waldo Counsel for Emerald Ruth Wilson-Bey
JASON M. FRIERSON United States Attorney Jim. W. Fang Counsel for USA
Waldo Law, LLC. Jennifer M. Waldo Counsel for Emerald Ruth Wilson-Bey
STIPULATION AND ORDER TO ADVANCE CHANGE OF PLEA HEARING
IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, by and between Jason M. Frierson United States Attorney, through Jim. W. Fang, Assistant United States Attorney, counsel for the United States of America, and Jennifer M. Waldo counsel for Emerald Ruth Wilson-Bey that the Change of Plea hearing, currently scheduled for Tuesday, December 6 be vacated and advanced to Tuesday, November 29, 2022 at 9:00 a.m.
The Stipulation is entered into for the following reasons:
1. That the parties resolved this matter through pretrial plea negotiations and have submitted a fully-executed plea agreement to the Court for its consideration;
2. On November 2, 2022, an expedited change of plea hearing was set for December 6, 2022 at 11:00 a.m.;
3. That after the above date was set, counsel for Ms. Wilson-Bey was scheduled for surgery on December 6, 2022;
4. That Ms. Wilson-Bey has requested an expedited change of plea hearing and her counsel does not want to delay said hearing until she recovers from surgery, which would be approximately four to six weeks; and
5. That counsel for Ms. Wilson-Bey has spoken to government counsel and the government has no objection to advancing the change of plea hearing.
DATED this 17th day of November, 2022.
FINDINGS OF FACT
1. That the parties resolved this matter through pretrial plea negotiations and have submitted a fully-executed plea agreement to the Court for its consideration;
2. On November 2, 2022, an expedited change of plea hearing was set for December
6, 2022 at 11:00 a.m.;
3. That after the above date was set, counsel for Ms. Wilson-Bey was scheduled for surgery on December 6, 2022;
4. That Ms. Wilson-Bey has requested an expedited change of plea hearing and her counsel does not want to delay said hearing until she recovers from surgery, which would be approximately four to six weeks; and
5. That counsel for Ms. Wilson-Bey has spoken to government counsel and the government has no objection to advancing the change of plea hearing.
CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
The ends of justice served by granting said continuance outweigh the best interests of the public and the defense in a proceeding with the sentencing hearing as currently scheduled.
ORDER
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the change of plea hearing currently scheduled for December 6 at 11:00 a.m., be vacated and continued to the 29th day of November, 20 22, at the hour of 9:00 a.m .