1. The Honorable Court in its order dated ______________,
set the pre-trial conference for above-captioned case on ______________, at __________ in the morning;
2. Accused respectfully manifests that he is not available on
the aforementioned date because ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ which was scheduled earlier. A copy of the order is hereto appended as Annex “A”;
3. Accused has utmost respect to the Honorable Court and
sincerely seeks consideration and understanding for his failure to attend the trial;
4. In consideration of the foregoing, undersigned counsel
humbly and respectfully moves for the deferral and resetting of the pre-trial conference;
5. This Motion is not intended to delay the proceedings but
solely for the above reasons.
PRAYER
ACCORDINGLY, it is respectfully prayed of the Honorable
Court that the hearing scheduled ____________ at ___________. be deferred and reset to a date more convenient to the Honorable Court.
Other just and equitable reliefs are likewise prayed for.