Reggie Fullwood looks to delay federal trial until after August election

House District 13 Democrat Reggie Fullwood has filed a motion for continuance in his pending federal trial, which would potentially push back the trial past the Aug. 30 primary.

Fullwood, indicted April 15 for four counts of failure to file federal tax returns and 10 counts of wire fraud, was set for a June trial.

However, Fullwood’s counsel objected, saying the “interval allowed is insufficient to reasonably prepare for trial,” given “a brief but unavoidable delay in the production of discovery, a discovery which has ‘proved to be relatively voluminous.'”

The Jacksonville Democrat also anticipates filing motions to dismiss the 10 counts of wire fraud, and “at least one other count.”

Fullwood “seeks a continuance of the currently scheduled trial date to or after the August 2016  trial term.”

The prosecution does not oppose the continuance, said the motion, which probably ensures Fullwood won’t be dealing with a trial before the qualifying deadline for the Democratic primary.