U.S. v. Rivera-Benitez

Full title: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Plaintiff v. [45] ZULMA RIVERA-BENITEZ, Defendant

Court: United States District Court, D. Puerto Rico

Date published: Sep 10, 2008

Criminal No. 07-488 (ADC) (D.P.R. Sep. 10, 2008)

Opinion

Criminal No. 07-488 (ADC).

September 10, 2008

ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION

AIDA DELGADO-COLON, Magistrate Judge

Before the Court is an unopposed Report and Recommendation issued by Magistrate-Judge Camille Vélez-Rivé on August 18, 2008. ( Docket No. 623). In said Report and Recommendation the Magistrate-Judge recommends that: defendant Zulma Rivera-Benítez be adjudged guilty of the offenses charged in Count I (T. 21, U.S.C. §§ 846, 845(a)(1), (b)(1)(C), (b)(2) and 860) inasmuch as, his plea of guilty was intelligently, knowingly and voluntarily entered.

Neither party has filed objections to the Magistrate-Judge's Report and Recommendation within the time frame provided by the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure and this Court's Local Rules. See Fed.R.Crim.P. 11; 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B); D.P.R. Local Crim. R. 147(b).

After reviewing the record, the Court agrees with the arguments, factual and legal conclusions within the Report and Recommendation. Therefore, the Court hereby APPROVES and ADOPTS the Magistrate-Judge's Report and Recommendation in its entirety.

Accordingly, a judgment of conviction is to be entered as to Count I of the indictment in the above-captioned case.

The sentencing hearing is set for November 20, 2008 at 2:30 p.m.

IT IS SO ORDERED.