Opinion
No. CR05-417RSM.
February 23, 2006
ORDER CONTINUING TRIAL DATE AND PRETRIAL MOTIONS DEADLINE FOR DEFENDANT CASPER
THIS MATTER comes before the Court on a stipulated motion of the government and defendant ERIN CASPER to continue the trial date and the pretrial motions deadline date. Having considered the entirety of the record and files herein, the Court finds that failure to grant a continuance would likely result in a miscarriage of justice. The case is complex over three thousand pages of discovery, over one thousand intercepted telephone conversations, and hundreds of exhibits. Additionally, the location of the defendant and defense witnesses in Canada require extra time for defense counsel to prepare this matter for trial.
It is unreasonable to expect adequate preparation for trial before the current trial date of March 6, 2006. The Court further finds that the interests of the public and the defendants in a speedy trial in this case are outweighed by the ends of justice.
IT IS NOW, THEREFORE, ORDERED that trial of defendant ERIN CASPER be continued to June 5, 2006, and that the time between the date of this Order and the new trial date be excludable time under the Speedy Trial Act pursuant to Title 18, United States Code, Sections 3161(h)(8)(A), 3161(h)(8)(B)(I), and 3161(h)(8)(B)(ii).
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that pre-trial motions shall be filed on or before April 3, 2006.