USA v. Reid

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
DISTRICT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
United States of America
v. Criminal No. 05-cr-057-01-JD
Gordon Reid
SEALED ORDER
Jury selection in this case is scheduled for February 7,
2006, with evidence to begin on February 13, 2006. The defendant
has requested and has been granted trial continuances on three
previous occasions. On this date the court has denied a fourth
request to continue the trial on the grounds that the defendant
has not presented a reasonable basis for granting another
continuance.
On January 17, 2006, the defendant filed an ex parte motion
for services other than counsel for the purpose of retaining a
footprint expert (document no. 64). As the defendant indicates
in that motion, he was informed by the government on November 23,
2005, that footprints found at the scene of the alleged crime
were compared with the defendant’s footwear and that a positive
match was made. The defendant has known about this evidence
since November 23, 2005, and now, on the eve of trial, requests
funds for the purpose of retaining an expert to conduct an
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independent analysis of the footprint evidence. The granting of
this request would necessitate yet another continuance of the
trial.
This request comes too late and is viewed by the court as
another attempt by the defendant to delay the trial of this
matter once again. The defendant has been aware of the
government’s evidence for two months and has chosen to delay
making this request until the eleventh hour. Under these
circumstances the defendant must accept the consequences, if any,
of his actions.
Therefore, the motion (document no. 64) is denied.
SO ORDERED.
Joseph A. DiClerico, Jr.
United States District Judge
January 23, 2006
cc: Gordon Reid, pro se
Michael J. Iacopino, Esquire
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