Opinion
CRIMINAL NO. 17-0188
11-21-2017
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. BILLY WAYNE RIDER
JUDGE S. MAURICE HICKS, JR. REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION ON FELONY GUILTY PLEA BEFORE THE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
Upon reference of the District Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b), and with the written and oral consent of the defendant, this cause came before the undersigned U. S. Magistrate Judge on November 21, 2017, for administration of guilty plea and allocution of the defendant Billy Wayne Rider under Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. Defendant was present with his counsel, Ms. Betty Lee Marak.
After said hearing, it is the finding of the undersigned that the defendant is fully competent, that his plea of guilty is knowing and voluntary, and his guilty plea to Count Two of the Indictment is fully supported by a written factual basis for each of the essential elements of the offense. In addition, both the government and the defendant have waived their right to object to the report and recommendation. Accordingly,
IT IS RECOMMENDED that the District Court ACCEPT the guilty plea of the defendant Billy Wayne Rider in accordance with the terms of the plea agreement filed in the record of these proceedings, and that Billy Wayne Rider be finally adjudged guilty of the offense charged in Count Two of the Indictment.
IT IS FURTHER RECOMMENDED that the District Court ACCEPT defendant's agreement to forfeit and abandon any claim or interest he may have in the firearm(s) and ammunition described in the Indictment.
IT IS FURTHER RECOMMENDED that, pursuant to the parties' waiver of their right to object, that the District Court immediately adopt the report and recommendation without passage of the customary delays.
In Chambers, at Monroe, Louisiana, this 21st day of November 2017.
/s/_________
KAREN L. HAYES
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE