Opinion
Case No. 12-cr-03-PB
05-29-2012
United States of America v. Walter Williams, et al.
ORDER
Defendant has moved through counsel to continue the trial scheduled for June 5, 2012, citing anticipated additional charges and the need for additional time to engage in further plea negotiations or prepare for trial. The government and co-defendant, Shyloe Johnson, do not object to a continuance of the trial date.
Accordingly, for the above reasons and to allow time for the parties to properly prepare for trial, the court will continue the trial from June 5, 2012 to August 21, 2012. In agreeing to continue the trial, the court finds pursuant to 18 U.S.C.A. § 3161(h)(7)(A) that for the above-stated reasons, the ends of justice served in granting a continuance outweigh the best interests of the public and the defendants in a speedy trial.
The court will hold a final pretrial conference on July 31, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. No further continuances.
SO ORDERED.
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Paul Barbadoro
United States District Judge
cc: Robert Daniels, Esq.
Behzad Mirhashem, Esq.
Helen Fitzgibbon, AUSA
United States Probation
United States Marshal