Opinion
Case No. 5:06-CR-33.
June 23, 2009
ORDER
This matter is before the Court on defendant's consented to motion to continue this case to the next regular Macon term of court. The defendant states that additional time is needed to have Mr. Veal further evaluated by a defense expert to address the issue of competency. The government consents to the continuance. The Court finds that the motion should be granted.
Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the above-referenced matter be continued until reached on the next regular scheduled trial calendar in the Macon Division of this district, and that the Speedy Trial Act deadline for the trial in this matter imposed by 18 U.S.C. § 3161(c)(1) be extended to the completion of that trial term.
It is the Court's finding, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h)(8)(A), that the ends of justice served by the granting of this continuance outweigh the best interests of the public and the defendant to a speedy trial because the failure to grant such continuance could result in a miscarriage of justice under 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h)(8)(B)(I), and the failure to grant such continuance would deny counsel for the defendant reasonable time necessary for effective preparation, even accounting for due diligence, under 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h)(8)(B)(iv).
SO ORDERED.