Opinion
CASE NO. 1:20-cr-20266-HUCK/BECERRA
05-12-2021
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, v. KEITH MAURICE EDWARDS, JR., Defendant.
ORDER ADOPTING AND AFFIRMING R&R AND ADJUDICATING DEFENDANT GUILTY
THIS MATTER came before the Court upon Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Becerra's Report and Recommendation ("R&R") on Plea of Guilty [ECF No. 92], which was entered on May 5, 2021. In the R&R, Judge Becerra found that the Defendant Keith Maurice Edwards, Jr., freely and voluntarily entered a plea of guilty as to Count VII of the Indictment, which charges Defendant with conspiracy to distribute, in violation of Title 21 U.S.C. §§ 846, 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(B)(ii).
Magistrate Judge Becerra recommends that this Court accept Defendant's guilty plea, that Defendant be adjudicated guilty of Count VII, and that a sentencing hearing be conducted for final disposition of this matter. The Court has reviewed Judge Becerra's R&R, no objections have been filed, and the Court has been advised that no objections will be filed. Therefore, based on a de novo review of the evidence presented, it is hereby
ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that (1) Magistrate Judge Becerra's R&R on Plea of Guilty is ADOPTED and AFFIRMED in its entirety; (2) the Court accepts Defendant's plea of guilty, and Defendant is hereby adjudged guilty as to Count VII of the Indictment; (3) a sentencing hearing before the Honorable Paul C. Huck is set for Wednesday, July 21, 2021 at 2:30 PM; and (4) the jury trial previously set for May 24, 2021 and the calendar call previously set for May 19, 2021 [ECF No. 62] are now cancelled.
DONE AND ORDERED in Miami, Florida on May 12, 2021.
/s/_________
PAUL C. HUCK
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE Copies provided to:
Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Becerra
Counsel of record