USA v. Randall

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
EASTERN DIVISION
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 	)
Plaintiff, 	)
vs. 	) 	No. 4:24-CR-235 SEP
)
PRESTON RANDALL, 	)
Defendant. 	)
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
Before the Court is Defendant’s Motion to Continue Trial Date (Doc. [86]). Trial in
this matter is currently set for January 5, 2026. Counsel states additional time is needed to
continue to investigate the case and follow up on requests from the Defendant. The
Government does not oppose Defendant’s motion and Defendant has filed an executed
Waiver of Speedy Trial (Doc. [86]-1).
For the reasons stated in Defendant’s motion, the Court finds that to deny
Defendant’s request for a continuance “would deny counsel . . . the reasonable time
necessary for effective preparation, taking into account the exercise of due diligence,” 18
U.S.C. § 3161(h)(7)(B)(iv), and that “the ends of justice served by the granting of such
continuance outweigh the best interests of the public and Defendant in a speedy trial.” 18
U.S.C. § 3161(h)(7)(A). Accordingly,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Motion to Continue (Doc. [86]) is GRANTED.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that trial in this matter is continued to April 6, 2026, at
9:00 a.m., in the courtroom of the undersigned.
IT IS FINALLY ORDERED that the time between January 5, 2026, and April 6, 2026,
is excluded from the computation of time under the Speedy Trial Act, pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
§ 3161(h)(7).
Dated this 2nd day of January, 2026.
_______________________________________
SARAH E. PITLYK
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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