Opinion
CR-16-59-BLG-SPW-CSO
11-07-2016
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. DAN CARLSON, Defendant.
FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION OF U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE
The Defendant, by consent, appeared before me under Fed. R. Crim. P. 11 and entered a plea of guilty to Count I of the Indictment, which charges the crime of Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1).
After examining the Defendant under oath, and with respect to the charge to which Defendant is changing his plea to guilty, the Court determined:
1. That the Defendant is fully competent and capable of entering an informed and voluntary plea to the criminal offense charged against him;
2. That the Defendant is aware of the nature of the charge against him and the consequences of pleading guilty to the charge;
3. That the Defendant fully understands his pertinent constitutional rights and the extent to which he is waiving those rights by pleading guilty to the criminal offense charged against him; and
4. That his plea of guilty to the criminal offense charged against him is knowingly and voluntarily entered, and is supported by independent factual grounds sufficient to prove each of the essential elements of the offense charged.
The Court further notes that Defendant entered the guilty plea without a written plea agreement and counsel represented that no plea agreement offers were made.
Therefore, I recommend that the Defendant be adjudged guilty of Count I of the Indictment and that sentence be imposed.
Objections to these Findings and Recommendation are waived unless filed and served within fourteen (14) days after the filing of the Findings and Recommendation. 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B); Fed. R. Crim. P 59(b)(2).
DATED this 7th Day of November, 2016.
/s/ Carolyn S. Ostby
United States Magistrate Judge