Opinion
No. 07-4041-01-CR-C-SOW.
October 17, 2008
ORDER
Before this Court is the Report and Recommendation (Doc. # 36) of United States Magistrate Judge William A. Knox regarding defendant Ricky Christian Horstman's entry of a plea of guilty. On October 10, 2008, the defendant, by consent, appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge William A. Knox and entered a plea of guilty to Count III of the indictment filed on August 23, 2007. After cautioning and examining the defendant, under oath, concerning each of the subjects mentioned in Rule 11, it was determined that the guilty plea was knowledgeable and voluntary, and that the offense to which the defendant has plead guilty is supported by a factual basis for each of the essential elements of the offense.
Accordingly, pursuant to the Report and Recommendation submitted, it is hereby
ORDERED that defendant Horstman's plea of guilty shall be accepted and that defendant Horstman be adjudged guilty and have sentence imposed accordingly. It is further
ORDERED that a pre-sentence investigation report be prepared on defendant.