USA v. SABINO GOMEZ

IN THE U NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
VALDOSTA DIVISION
U NITED STATES OF AMERICA,
v . 	CASE NO :
7:25-cr-15-WLS-ALS-1
SABINO GOMEZ,
Defendant .
ORDER
B efore the Court is D efendant's U nopposed Motion to Continue T rial in the Interest
of Justice (Doc . 32) ("Motion") . The Government recently provided D efense Counsel witl1 a
proposed plea agreement and additional time is needed for her to rev iew and discuss the
ramifications of the proposed agreement witl1 D efendant. D efense Counsel represents tl1at
she conferred witl1 Government's counsel, Assistant United States Attorney, Monica D aniels,
who does not oppose the Motion. (S ee also D oc. 33 (representing that Government's counsel
joins in request for continuance)).
D efendant furtl1er states tl1at the ends of justice served by granting tl1e continuance
outweigh the best interests of tl1e public and the D efendant in a speedy trial, and that the
period of delay in continuing the trial to the beginning of the next term be excluded under
tl1e Speedy Trial Act 18 U .S.C. § 3161. As D efense Counsel is aware, the Court may schedule
multiple criminal trials during a term of Court and thus finds that the period of delay in
continuing the trial through the conclusion of the next Valdosta trial term is excludable
under tl1e Speedy Trial Act .
B ased on tl1e D efendant's stated reasons, the Court finds tl1at the ends of justice served
by granting a continuance outweigh tl1e best interests of the public and the D efendant in a
speedy trial. 18 U .S.C. § 316101)(7)(A)- (B). TI1erefore, the Motion (Doc. 32) is GRANTED.
The Court hereby 	ORDERS 	tl1at tl1e trial in the above - referenced 	matter be
CONTINUED to tl1e Court's Valdosta D iv ision May 2026 T rial Term and its conclusion, or
as may otherwise be ordered by the Court . F urthermore, it is ORDERED that the time lost
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under the Speedy Trial Act, 18 U .S.C. § 3161, is EXCLU DED pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
§ 3161(h)(7) because the Court has continued the trial in this case and finds that the failure to
grant a continuance would likely result in a miscarriage of justice and would deny D efense
Counsel the reasonable time necessary for effective preparation for trial, taking into a ccount
the exercise of due diligence. S ee 18 U .S.C. § 316101)(7) (B)(i), (iv) .
SO ORDERED, this 26th day of Nov ember 2025.
/s/W. Louis Sands
W. LO U IS SANDS, SR. JUDGE
U NITED STATES DISTRICT CO URT
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