Opinion
2:20-CR-44-Z-BR-(1)
09-17-2020
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Plaintiff, v. WILLIAM TED SHUMATE Defendant.
ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION CONCERNING PLEA OF GUILTY
On September 1, 2020, the United States Magistrate Judge issued a Report and Recommendation Concerning Plea of Guilty ("Report and Recommendation") in the above referenced cause. Defendant William Ted Shumate filed no objections to the Report and Recommendation within the fourteen-day period set forth in 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). The Court independently examined all relevant matters of record in the above referenced cause—including the elements of the offense, Factual Resume, Plea Agreement, and Plea Agreement Supplement—and thereby determined that the Report and Recommendation is correct. Therefore, the Report and Recommendation is hereby ADOPTED by the United States District Court. Accordingly, the Court hereby FINDS that the guilty plea of Defendant William Ted Shumate was knowingly and voluntarily entered; ACCEPTS the guilty plea of Defendant William Ted Shumate; and ADJUDGES Defendant William Ted Shumate guilty of Count One in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(C). Sentence will be imposed in accordance with the Court's sentencing scheduling order.
SO ORDERED, September 17, 2020.
/s/_________
MATTHEW J. KACSMARYK
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE