Opinion
CASE NO. 5:13CR13
01-02-2014
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. SHANNON GUESS RICHARDSON
ORDER ADOPTING
THE REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
OF THE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
The above-styled matter was referred to the Honorable Caroline M. Craven, United States Magistrate Judge, for administration of a guilty plea under Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. Judge Craven conducted a hearing in the form and manner prescribed by Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 11 and issued her Report and Recommendation (document # 40) on December 10, 2013. Judge Craven recommended that the Court accept Defendant's guilty plea and conditionally approve the plea agreement. She further recommended that the Court finally adjudge Defendant as guilty of Count 1 of the Information filed against Defendant in this cause.
The parties have not objected to the magistrate judge's findings. The Court is of the opinion that the Report and Recommendation should be accepted. It is accordingly ORDERED that the Report and Recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge (document # 40) is ADOPTED. It is further
ORDERED that the Defendant's guilty plea is accepted and approved by the Court. Further, the plea agreement is approved by the Court, conditioned upon a review of the presentence report. It is finally
ORDERED that, pursuant to the Defendant's plea agreement, the Court finds the Defendant GUILTY of Count 1 of the Information in the above-numbered cause and enters a JUDGMENT OF GUILTY against the Defendant as to Count 1 of the Information.
It is SO ORDERED.
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MICHAEL H. SCHNEIDER
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE