USA v. Wheeler

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF ALASKA
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff,
v.
EDWARD CANBY NED WHEELER,
Defendant.
Case No. 3:22-cr-00028-SLG-KFR
ORDER RE FINAL REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE
MAGISTRATE JUDGE UPON A PLEA OF GUILTY
A notice of intent to change plea was filed in this case at Docket 19. A notice
of the factual basis of the plea was filed at Docket 24. Pursuant to Rule 11 of the
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, this matter was referred to the Honorable
Magistrate Judge Kyle F. Reardon 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, Felon in Possession
of a Firearm, which is a violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2).
Defendant entered an admission to the Criminal Forfeiture Allegation.
Judge Reardon issued a Final Report and Recommendation at Docket 28,
in which he recommended that the District Court accept Defendant’s plea of guilty
to Count 1 of the Indictment and admission to the Criminal Forfeiture Allegation.
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Order Re Final Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge Upon a Plea of Guilty
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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
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 and Defendant is adjudged GUILTY of Count 1. The
Court also ACCEPTS Defendant’s admission to the Criminal Forfeiture Allegation.
An Imposition of Sentence hearing has been scheduled for December 20, 2022,
at 10:30 a.m. before District Judge Sharon L. Gleason in Anchorage Courtroom 2.
DATED this 30th day of September, 2022, at Anchorage, Alaska.
/s/ Sharon L. Gleason
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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