May 25, 2011

Magistrate Carolyn Williams

Hampton County Magistrate
411 Cemetery Road
P. O. Box 1299
Varnville, SC 29944

Dear Judge Williams:

Please accept this letter as a request for a 60-day extension regarding the

trial date set for case number 93022EH currently scheduled on June 16, 2011. As

you know, a Rule 5 discovery request has been made in this case and the State has

not yet responded. The 60-day trial date extension is being made in order to resolve

potential issues associated with and completion of discovery to include defendant’s

pre-trial motion to compel discovery, if required.

As instructed by the court, at this time subpoena of the following witnesses is

being requested: Hampton County Sheriff Thomas Smalls, all law enforcement

officers who responded to the incident location of the alleged offense, and Hampton

County Sheriff’s Office law enforcement officer(s) assigned to the K-9 Unit. I reserve

the right to request the subpoena of additional witnesses who may be identified as

being necessary in order to adequately prepare my defense as a result of pre-trial

discovery.

Thank you very much for your consideration of my request.

Sincerely,

William Ferrara
109 Fox Lea Trail
Aiken, SC 29803