Reported / Citable
Background
Jose Santos Tinoco-Vences waived his appearance before the district court and appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark Lane for a felony plea proceeding and allocution under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 11.
On August 4, 2026, the magistrate judge filed a report and recommendation advising the district court to accept Tinoco-Vences’s guilty plea. Tinoco-Vences did not oppose the recommendation.
The Court’s Holding
U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman accepted Tinoco-Vences’s guilty plea to Count 1 of the Information.
The one-page order did not address sentencing or describe the offense charged in Count 1.
Key Takeaways
- The defendant waived appearance before the district court and entered his felony plea before a magistrate judge.
- The magistrate judge recommended acceptance of the plea after conducting the Rule 11 proceeding.
- With no opposition to the recommendation, the district court accepted the guilty plea to Count 1.
Why It Matters
The order completes the district court’s acceptance of Tinoco-Vences’s guilty plea following the magistrate-judge plea proceeding. It resolves acceptance of the plea but does not determine sentencing or disclose the substance of Count 1.