United States v. Canacas-Cortez

Full title: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. HENRY ARIEL CANACAS-CORTEZ

Court: UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA

Date published: May 4, 2018

CRIMINAL NO. 18-CR-00054 (W.D. La. May. 4, 2018)

Opinion

CRIMINAL NO. 18-CR-00054

05-04-2018

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. HENRY ARIEL CANACAS-CORTEZ

MAG. JUDGE WHITEHURST

JUDGE S. MAURICE HICKS JR

REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION ON FELONY GUILTY PLEA BEFORE THE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

Pursuant to Title 28, United States Code, Section 636(b), and with the written and oral consent of the defendant, this matter has been referred by the District Court for administration of Guilty Plea, and Allocution under Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.

This cause came before the undersigned U. S. Magistrate Judge for a change of plea hearing and allocution of the defendant, HENRY ARIEL CANACAS-CORTEZ, on April 27, 2018. Defendant was present with his counsel Dustin Charles Talbot.

After said hearing, and for reasons orally assigned, it is the finding of the undersigned that the defendant is fully competent, that his plea of guilty is knowing and voluntary, and his guilty plea to Count One of the Indictment, is fully supported by a written factual basis for each of the essential elements of the offense.

Therefore the undersigned U.S. Magistrate Judge recommends that the District Court ACCEPT the guilty plea of the defendant, HENRY ARIEL CANACAS-CORTEZ, in accordance with the terms of the plea agreement filed in the record of these proceedings, and that HENRY ARIEL CANACAS-CORTEZ be finally adjudged guilty of the offense charged in Count One of the Indictment.

The defendant has waived his right to file an objection to the Report and Recommendation.

THUS DONE AND SIGNED in chambers at Lafayette, Louisiana this 4^th day of May, 2018.

/s/ _________

CAROL B. WHITEHURST

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE