Order — United States v. Sherronica Jackson and Alan Brown (Dkt. 51, March 26, 2025)

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In this order, Chief Judge Leslie A. Gardner grants the joint motion of defendants Sherronica Jackson and Alan Brown to continue the trial, which had been scheduled for April 7, 2025. The defendants, charged in a six-count indictment, said they need more time to review voluminous discovery, investigate, and discuss a potential resolution with the Government, and that the Government does not oppose. The court finds the ends of justice outweigh the interest in a speedy trial and treats the delay as excludable under the Speedy Trial Act. The pretrial conference and trial are continued to a date to be determined later, and the deadlines in the February 4, 2025 scheduling order are terminated.

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     Case 1:24-cr-00035-LAG-ALS        Document 51      Filed 03/26/25     Page 1 of 2




                     IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
                     FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
                               ALBANY DIVISION

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,                     :
                                              :
v.                                            :      CASE NO.: 1:24-CR-35 (LAG)
                                              :
SHERRONICA JACKSON, ALAN
BROWN,                                        :
                                              :
       Defendants.                            :
                                              :
                                         ORDER
       Before the Court is Defendants Sherronica Jackson’s and Alan Brown’s Joint
Motion to Continue Trial. (Doc. 50). Therein, Defendants move to continue the pretrial
conference and trial in this matter, currently scheduled for March 27, 2025 and April 7,
2025, respectively. (Id. at 1).
       On August 14, 2024, Defendants were charged in a six-count indictment. (Doc. 1).
On September 5, 2024, Defendants had their initial appearances before the Magistrate
Judge, at which they pled not guilty and were released pending trial. (Docs. 22, 24, 26–27,
29–32). On March 25, 2025, Defendants filed a Joint Motion to Continue. (Doc. 50).
Therein, the Defendants move to “continue this case to [] August 2025[.]”. (Id. at 2).
Defendants represent that they “need additional time to: (1) review the voluminous
discovery; (2) conduct any additional investigation necessary to a defense; (3) discuss
discovery and possible defenses with Defendant; and (4) to discuss and negotiate a
potential resolution in this matter with the Government[.]” (Id. at 1). Defendants further
represent that the Government does not oppose this motion. (Id. at 2).
       Upon due consideration, the Court finds that the “ends of justice served by the
granting of [a] continuance outweigh the best interests of the public and the defendant in a
speedy trial.” 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h)(7)(A). Specifically, the Court finds that denying the
continuance would deny Defendants the reasonable time to prepare for trial. 18 U.S.C. §
3161(h)(7)(B)(i), (iv). Accordingly, the Joint Motion to Continue (Doc. 50) is GRANTED,
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and 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 hereby ORDERED that the pretrial conference and trial in the above-captioned
matter shall be CONTINUED to a date to be determined later. The deadlines in the Court’s
February 4, 2025, Scheduling Order (Doc. 44) are hereby terminated, and a new scheduling
order will be forthcoming.

             SO ORDERED, this 26th day of March, 2025.

                                         /s/ Leslie A. Gardner
                                         LESLIE A. GARDNER, CHIEF JUDGE
                                         UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT




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