Opinion
3:21 -cr-00052
08-24-2021
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. DONALD LAVANIS DICKERSON, Defendant.
REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION CONCERNING PLEA OF GUILTY
STEPHEN B. JACSON, JR UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
The United States of America and the Defendant, having both filed a written consent, appeared before me pursuant to Rule 11, Fed. R. Crim. P. and L. Cr. R. 11. The Defendant entered an open plea of guilty to Count 1 and Count 2 of the Indictment. After cautioning and examining the Defendant under oath concerning each of the subjects mentioned in Rule 11, 1 determined that the guilty plea was knowing and voluntary as to the counts, and that the offenses charged are supported by an independent factual basis concerning each of the essential elements of such offenses. I further determine the United States of America has established the requisite nexus between the offenses and the property it seeks in forfeiture. I, therefore, recommend that the plea of guilty be accepted, that a pre-sentence investigation and report be prepared, and that the Defendant be adjudged guilty and have sentence imposed accordingly.