Reported / Citable
Background
Roberto Quintanilla was charged in an information in the Western District of Texas. He waived appearance before the district court and appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark Lane for a felony plea proceeding and an allocution under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 11.
On August 10, 2026, the magistrate judge filed a report and recommendation advising the district court to accept Quintanilla’s guilty plea. Quintanilla did not oppose the recommendation.
The Court’s Holding
U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman accepted Quintanilla’s guilty plea to Count 1 of the information.
The one-page order adopted the magistrate judge’s recommended disposition without addressing sentencing or describing the offense charged in Count 1.
Key Takeaways
- Quintanilla’s felony plea and Rule 11 allocution were taken by a magistrate judge after he waived appearance before the district court.
- The magistrate judge recommended acceptance of the guilty plea, and Quintanilla filed no opposition.
- The district court accepted the plea to Count 1 but did not resolve sentencing in this order.
Why It Matters
The order formally accepts Quintanilla’s guilty plea following the magistrate-judge plea proceeding. Its scope is narrow: it concerns acceptance of the plea and does not disclose the underlying offense or impose sentence.