Opinion
CRIM. ACTION 3:20-00230-01
05-28-2021
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. RAYYUN DERRELL SLEDGE (01)
TERRY A. DOUGHTY, JUDGE
REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION ON FELONY GUILTY PLEA BEFORE THE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
Kayla Dye McClusky, 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 May 28, 2021, for administration of guilty plea and allocution of the Defendant Rayyun Derrell Sledge under Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. Defendant was present with his counsel, Ms. Ashley Martin.
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 rights to object to the report and recommendation. Accordingly, IT IS RECOMMENDED that the District Court ACCEPT the guilty plea of the Defendant Rayyun Derrell Sledge in accordance with the terms of the plea agreement filed in the record of these proceedings, and that Rayyun Derrell Sledge 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, right, title, or interest he may have in the firearm(s) seized in this matter.
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 requisite delays.
In Chambers, at Monroe, Louisiana, on this 28th day of May, 2021.