Opinion
4:18-CR-00216
06-11-2021
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. LAQUINTA DONTEA RUSSELL (31)
ORDER ADOPTING UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE'S REPORT
AMOS L. MAZZANT, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
The Court referred this matter to the Honorable Christine A. Nowak, United States Magistrate Judge, for administration of a guilty plea under Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. The Honorable Christine A. Nowak conducted a hearing in the form and manner prescribed by Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 11 and issued his Findings of Fact and Recommendation on Guilty Plea Before the United States Magistrate Judge. The Magistrate Judge recommended that the Court accept the Defendant's guilty plea. He further recommended that the Court adjudge the Defendant guilty on Count Two of the Second Superseding Indictment filed against the Defendant.
The parties have not objected to the Magistrate Judge's findings. The Court ORDERS that the Findings of Fact and Recommendation on Guilty Plea of the United States Magistrate Judge are ADOPTED. The Court accepts the Defendant's plea but defers acceptance of the plea agreement until after review of the presentence report. It is further ORDERED that, in accordance with the Defendant's guilty plea and the Magistrate Judge's findings, Defendant, LAQUINTA DONTEA RUSSELL, is adjudged guilty as to Count Two of the Second Superseding Indictment charging a violation of Title 21 U.S.C. § 846 - Conspiracy to Possess with the Intent to Distribute Heroin.