Opinion
CASE NUMBER 6:18-CR-50-JRG-KNM
11-26-2018
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. REXFORD CHAD MORRIS, a/k/a "Hillbilly" (6)
ORDER ADOPTING MAGISTRATE JUDGE'S REPORT AND FINDING DEFENDANT GUILTY
On this day, the Court considered the Findings of Fact and Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge K. Nicole Mitchell regarding Defendant's plea of guilty to Count 1 of the Information, charging a violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846—Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with Intent to Distribute at Least 50 Grams or More of a Mixture or Substance Containing Methamphetamine. Having conducted a proceeding in the form and manner prescribed by FED. R. CRIM P. 11, the Magistrate Judge recommends that the Court accept the defendant's guilty plea. The parties waived their right to file objections to the Findings of Fact and Recommendation. The Court is of the opinion that the Findings of Fact and Recommendation should be accepted.
It is accordingly ORDERED that the Findings of Fact and Recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge, filed on November 26, 2018, are hereby ADOPTED.
It is further ORDERED that, pursuant to Defendant's plea agreement, the Court finds defendant GUILTY of Count 1 of the Information in the above-numbered cause.
So ORDERED and SIGNED this 26th day of November, 2018.
/s/_________
RODNEY GILSTRAP
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE