United States v. Scott, 4:20CR-001-CDL. (2020)
Court: District Court, M.D. Georgia
Number: infdco20200207b42
Visitors: 7
Filed: Feb. 06, 2020
Latest Update: Feb. 06, 2020
Summary: ORDER ON MOTION FOR CONTINUANCE CLAY D. LAND , Chief District Judge . Defendant, Dontrell Scott, has moved the Court to continue the pretrial conference in this case, presently scheduled for Tuesday, February 11, 2020. The Government does not oppose this motion. Defendant was arraigned on January 29 th , 2020 and is in custody. The Court finds that the Defendant's counsel requires time to investigate and evaluate Defendant's mental health history, and that his mental heath issues outweigh
Summary: ORDER ON MOTION FOR CONTINUANCE CLAY D. LAND , Chief District Judge . Defendant, Dontrell Scott, has moved the Court to continue the pretrial conference in this case, presently scheduled for Tuesday, February 11, 2020. The Government does not oppose this motion. Defendant was arraigned on January 29 th , 2020 and is in custody. The Court finds that the Defendant's counsel requires time to investigate and evaluate Defendant's mental health history, and that his mental heath issues outweigh t..
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ORDER ON MOTION FOR CONTINUANCE
CLAY D. LAND, Chief District Judge.
Defendant, Dontrell Scott, has moved the Court to continue the pretrial conference in this case, presently scheduled for Tuesday, February 11, 2020. The Government does not oppose this motion. Defendant was arraigned on January 29th, 2020 and is in custody. The Court finds that the Defendant's counsel requires time to investigate and evaluate Defendant's mental health history, and that his mental heath issues outweigh the interest of the Defendant and the public in a speedy trial. Failure to grant a continuance could result in a miscarriage of justice. Accordingly, Defendant's Motion for Continuance [ECF no. 19] is GRANTED, and it is hereby ordered that this case shall be continued until the Court's September 2020 trial term. The delay occasioned by this continuance shall be deemed excludable pursuant to the provisions of the Speedy Trial Act, 18 U.S.C. § 3161.
It is SO ORDERED.
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