U.S. v. Morris

Full title: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. ANTONIO MORRIS

Court: United States District Court, E.D. Tennessee, at Chattanooga

Date published: Dec 15, 2006

Case No. 1:06-CR-7 (E.D. Tenn. Dec. 15, 2006)

Opinion

Case No. 1:06-CR-7.

December 15, 2006

ORDER

R. EDGAR, Chief Judge

On December 1, 2006, Magistrate Judge William B. Mitchell Carter filed a report and recommendation recommending (a) the Court accept Defendant Antonio Morris' ("Defendant") plea of guilty to Count Two of the Indictment in exchange for the undertakings made by the government in the written plea agreement; (b) the Court adjudicate Defendant guilty of the charges set forth in Count Two of the Indictment; (c) that a decision on whether to accept the plea agreement be deferred until sentencing; and (d) Defendant shall remain in custody pending sentencing in this matter (Doc. 20). Neither party filed an objection within the given ten days. After reviewing the record, the Court agrees with the magistrate judge's report and recommendation. Accordingly, the Court ACCEPTS and ADOPTS the magistrate judge's report and recommendation (Doc. 20) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1) and ORDERS as follows:

(1) Defendant's plea of guilty to Count Two of the Indictment in exchange for the undertakings made by the government in the written plea agreement is ACCEPTED;

(2) Defendant is hereby ADJUDGED guilty of the charges set forth in Count Two of the Indictment;

(3) A decision on whether to accept the plea agreement is DEFERRED until sentencing; and

(4) Defendant SHALL REMAIN in custody pending sentencing in this matter.

SO ORDERED.