Judge denies Corrine Brown's request for sentencing delay

A judge denied Corrine Brown's request for a sentencing delay after she said she lost personal papers and effects during Hurricane Irma.

Brown asked a judge to delay her sentencing hearing for at least four months after she claimed Irma impacted her ability to prepare for sentencing.

DOCUMENT: Brown’s motion for a continuance

Prosecutors called Brown’s motion for a continuance “bare bones.”

The government said Brown should be treated the same as any other defendant who was affected by Irma, and that they're not aware of any other pending criminal cases in this division that have had a delay this far out from the storm.

The sentencing was set in August when Brown was denied motions for an acquittal and a new trial.

The motion denying her request for the sentencing delay reads:

"While the Court is sympathetic to Ms. Brown's circumstances following the hurricane, it is in the interest of justice for the sentencing to go forward as scheduled.  If defendant can demonstrate at the sentencing hearing that there is some document or information that she was unable to obtain, the Court will consider at that time whether to allow her additional time to produce it."

Brown's attorney James Smith sent Action News Jax a statement:

"While we are disappointed with the judge's decision we will continue to press forward and prepare for sentencing."

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