United States v. Morris, 4-19-cr-2. (2019)
Court: District Court, E.D. Tennessee
Number: infdco20190703g73
Visitors: 13
Filed: Jul. 02, 2019
Latest Update: Jul. 02, 2019
Summary: ORDER TRAVIS R. McDONOUGH , Magistrate Judge . Magistrate Judge Susan K. Lee filed a report and recommendation recommending that the Court: (1) grant Defendant's motion to withdraw his not-guilty plea as to Count One of the nine-count Indictment; (2) accept Defendant's guilty plea as to the lesser offense of the charge in Count One of the Indictment, that is, of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in violation of 21 U.S.C. 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(C), and 846; (3) adjudicate Defendant g
Summary: ORDER TRAVIS R. McDONOUGH , Magistrate Judge . Magistrate Judge Susan K. Lee filed a report and recommendation recommending that the Court: (1) grant Defendant's motion to withdraw his not-guilty plea as to Count One of the nine-count Indictment; (2) accept Defendant's guilty plea as to the lesser offense of the charge in Count One of the Indictment, that is, of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in violation of 21 U.S.C. 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(C), and 846; (3) adjudicate Defendant gu..
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ORDER
TRAVIS R. McDONOUGH, Magistrate Judge.
Magistrate Judge Susan K. Lee filed a report and recommendation recommending that the Court: (1) grant Defendant's motion to withdraw his not-guilty plea as to Count One of the nine-count Indictment; (2) accept Defendant's guilty plea as to the lesser offense of the charge in Count One of the Indictment, that is, of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(C), and 846; (3) adjudicate Defendant guilty of the lesser offense of the charge in Count One of the Indictment, that is, of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(C), and 846; (4) defer a decision on whether to accept the plea agreement until sentencing; and (5) find Defendant shall remain in custody until sentencing in this matter (Doc. 73). Neither party filed a timely objection to the report and recommendation. After reviewing the record, the Court agrees with Magistrate Judge Lee's report and recommendation. Accordingly, the Court ACCEPTS and ADOPTS the magistrate judge's report and recommendation (Doc. 73) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1) and ORDERS as follows:
1. Defendant's motion to withdraw his not-guilty plea as to Count One of the Indictment is GRANTED;
2. Defendant's plea of guilty to the lesser offense of the charge in Count One of the Indictment, that is, of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(C), and 846, is ACCEPTED;
3. Defendant is hereby ADJUDGED guilty of the lesser offense of the charge in Count One of the Indictment, that is, of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(C), and 846;
4. A decision on whether to accept the plea agreement is DEFERRED until sentencing; and
5. Defendant SHALL REMAIN in custody until sentencing in this matter which is scheduled to take place on October 4, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. [EASTERN] before the undersigned.
SO ORDERED.
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