United States v. Decker

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI

EASTERN DIVISION UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) Plaintiff, ) vs. ) No. 4:25-CR-060 MAL ) CHRISTOPHER DECKER, ) Defendant. )

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

Before the Court is Defendant’s Motion to Continue Trial Date (Doc. [50]). Trial in

this matter is currently set for December 8, 2025. Counsel states additional time is needed

to allow the parties finalize the plea agreement. The Government does not oppose

Defendant’s motion and Defendant has filed an executed Waiver of Speedy Trial (Doc. [51]).

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. [50]) is GRANTED.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that trial in this matter is continued to January 12,

2026, at 9:00 a.m., in the courtroom of the undersigned.

IT IS FINALLY ORDERED that the time between December 8, 2025, and January 12,

2026, is excluded from the computation of time under the Speedy Trial Act, pursuant to 18

U.S.C. § 3161(h)(7).

Dated this 1st day of December, 2025. _______________________________________ MARIA A. LANAHAN UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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