USA v. Watson

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF ALASKA
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff,
v.
KYON DARELL WATSON,
Defendant.
Case No. 3:21-cr-00055-SLG-MMS
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 50. Pursuant to Rule 11
of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, this matter was referred to the
Honorable Magistrate Judge Matthew M. Scoble 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 Indictment,
Possession with Intent to Distribute Heroin, which is a violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841.
Judge Scoble issued a Final Report and Recommendation at Docket 64, in
which he recommended that the District Court accept Defendant’s plea of guilty to
Count 1 of the Indictment. No objections to the Final Report and Recommendation
have been filed.
The matter is now before this Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). The
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Order Re Final Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge Upon a Plea of Guilty
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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 Indictment—Possession with Intent to Distribute Heroin —and
Defendant is adjudged GUILTY of Count 1. An Imposition of Sentence hearing is
scheduled for August 19, 2022, at 1:30 p.m. before District Judge Sharon Gleason
in Anchorage Courtroom 2.
DATED this 19th day of July, 2022, at Anchorage, Alaska.
/s/_ Sharon L. Gleason_______
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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