U.S. v. Payne

Full title: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. CEDRIC PAYNE

Court: United States District Court, E.D. Tennessee, at Winchester

Date published: Jul 25, 2011

Case No. 4:10-cr-43 (E.D. Tenn. Jul. 25, 2011)

Opinion

Case No. 4:10-cr-43.

July 25, 2011

ORDER

HARRY MATTICE JR., District Judge

Magistrate Judge Susan K. Lee filed a report and recommendation recommending the Court: (1) grant Defendant's motion to withdraw his not guilty plea to Count One of the two-count Indictment; (2) accept Defendant's plea of guilty to Count One of the Indictment; (3) adjudicate Defendant guilty of the charges set forth in Count One of the Indictment; (4) defer a decision on whether to accept the plea agreement until sentencing; and (5) find Defendant shall remain in custody until sentencing in this matter [Doc. 27]. Neither party filed a timely objection to the report and recommendation. After reviewing the record, the Court agrees with the magistrate judge's report and recommendation. Accordingly, the Court ACCEPTS and ADOPTS the magistrate judge's report and recommendation [Doc. 27] pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1) and ORDERS as follows:

(1) Defendant's motion to withdraw his not guilty plea to Count One of the Indictment is GRANTED;

(2) Defendant's plea of guilty to Count One of the Indictment is ACCEPTED;

(3) Defendant is hereby ADJUDGED guilty of the charges set forth in Count One of the Indictment;

(4) A decision on whether to accept the plea agreement is DEFERRED until sentencing; and

(5) Defendant SHALL REMAIN in custody until sentencing in this matter which is scheduled to take place on Monday, October 24, 2011 at 9:00 a.m. before the Honorable Harry S. Mattice, Jr.

SO ORDERED.