UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. BLOW

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
MACON DIVISION
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 	:
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v. 	:
: 	No. 5:25-CR-50-CAR-CHW
DARIUS JARON BLOW, 	:
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Defendant. 	:
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ORDER ON DEFENDANT’S UNOPPOSED MOTION TO CONTINUE
Before the Court is Defendant Darius Jaron Blow’s Unopposed Motion to Continue
[Doc. 20] the pretrial conference scheduled for December 22, 2025, and the trial scheduled
for January 13, 2026, to the next available term before this Court. On November 18, 2025,
the Grand Jury returned a four-count indictment charging Defendant with two counts of
felony possession of a firearm, possession of a stolen firearm, and possession of a
controlled substance.1 On December 10, 2025, Defendant was appointed counsel and pled
not guilty at his initial appearance.2 On December 16, 2025, the U.S. Magistrate Judge
ordered Defendant be detained pending trial.3 This case has not been previously
continued, and the Government does not oppose this request for a continuance.
1 Doc. 1.
2 Doc. 11; Doc. 12.
3 Doc. 19.
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Defense counsel represents she received discovery on December 17, 2025, and
additional time is needed to review discovery, conduct defense investigations, and
discuss the evidence and any potential defenses with Defendant. Having considered the
matter, the Court finds it serves the ends of justice to grant Defendant’s request. The ends
of justice served by granting a continuance outweigh the interests of Defendant and the
public in a speedy trial. Failure to grant a continuance would deny counsel reasonable
time to address these matters and could result in a miscarriage of justice. Thus, the Court
GRANTS 	Defendant’s 	Unopposed 	Motion 	to 	Continue 	[Doc. 	20], 	and 	HEREBY
ORDERS that this case be continued until March 24, 2026, the undersigned’s next
regularly-scheduled term of court for the Macon Division. The delay occasioned by this
continuance shall be deemed excludable pursuant to the provisions of the Speedy Trial
Act, 18 U.S.C. § 3161.
SO ORDERED, this 18th day of December, 2025.
s/ C. Ashley Royal_______________
C. ASHLEY ROYAL, SENIOR JUDGE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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