Opinion
2:21 CR 83-PPS/JPK
08-19-2021
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. KATIE CROSS, Defendant.
ORDER
PHILIP P. SIMON, JUDGE
This matter is before me on the findings and recommendation of Magistrate Judge Joshua P. Kolar relating to defendant Katie Cross' agreement to enter a plea of guilty to Count 1 of the information pursuant to Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. [DE 2, 7.] Following a hearing on the record on July 30, 2021 [DE 7], Judge Kolar found that defendant understands the charge, her rights, and the maximum penalty; that defendant is competent to plead guilty; and that there is a factual basis for defendant's plea; that the defendant knowingly and voluntarily entered into her agreement to enter a plea of guilty to Count 1 of the information charging her with possession with intent to distribute a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). Judge Kolar recommends that the Court accept defendant's plea of guilty and proceed to impose sentence. Neither party has filed a timely objection to Judge Kolar's findings and recommendation.
ACCORDINGLY:
Having reviewed the Magistrate Judge's findings and recommendation concerning defendant Katie Cross' plea of guilty, to which no objection has been filed, the Court hereby ADOPTS the findings and recommendation [DE 7] in their entirety.
Defendant Katie Cross is adjudged GUILTY of Count 1 of the information.
The sentencing hearing is SET for December 30, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. Hammond/Central time.