USA v. Davis et al

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF ALASKA
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff,
v.
L.C. SHELTON JOHNSON-
WHITLOW,
Defendant.
Case No. 3:21-cr-00012-SLG-DMS-2
ORDER RE FINAL REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE
MAGISTRATE JUDGE UPON A PLEA OF GUILTY
A plea agreement was filed in this case at Docket 125. Pursuant to Rule 11
of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, this matter was referred to the
Honorable Magistrate Judge Deborah M. Smith by the District Court, with the
written and oral consents of Defendant, counsel for Defendant, and counsel for the
United States. A proposed change of plea hearing was held before the magistrate
judge at which Defendant entered a guilty plea to Count 1 of the First Superseding
Indictment, which is a violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 846, Conspiracy to
Distribute a Controlled Substance.
Judge Smith issued a Final Report and Recommendation at Docket 145, in
which she recommended that the District Court accept Defendant’s plea of guilty
to Count 1 of the First Superseding Indictment. No objections to the Final Report
and Recommendation have been filed.
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Case No.3:21-cv-00012-SLG-DMS-2, USA v. Johnson-Whitlow
Order re Final Report and Recommendation
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The matter is now before this Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). The
Court has reviewed the Final Report and Recommendation and adopts it.
Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that the Court ACCEPTS Defendant’s plea of guilty
to Count 1 of the First Superseding Indictment, which is a violation 21 U.S.C. §§
841 (a)(1) and 846, Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance, and
Defendant is adjudged GUILTY of Count 1. An Imposition of Sentence hearing will
be held on July 21, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. in Anchorage Courtroom 2.
DATED this 10th day of May, 2021 at Anchorage, Alaska.
/s/ Sharon L. Gleason
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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