Reported / Citable
Background
The district court referred the administration of Jesus Eden Marin Garcia’s guilty plea to U.S. Magistrate Judge Christine L. Stetson under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 11. After conducting the plea hearing, Judge Stetson issued findings of fact and recommended that the district court accept the plea and adjudge Garcia guilty on Count One of the indictment.
Neither party objected to the magistrate judge’s findings and recommendation. Count One charged Garcia with reentry of a deported alien in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a).
The Court’s Holding
U.S. District Judge Marcia A. Crone adopted the magistrate judge’s findings of fact and recommendation. The court accepted Garcia’s guilty plea.
Consistent with the plea and the adopted recommendation, the court adjudged Garcia guilty on Count One of the indictment for violating 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a).
Key Takeaways
- The district court adopted the magistrate judge’s findings and recommendation concerning Garcia’s Rule 11 guilty plea.
- No party objected to the magistrate judge’s findings.
- Garcia was adjudged guilty of reentry of a deported alien under 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a).
Why It Matters
The order formally accepts Garcia’s plea and establishes his guilt on Count One. It also illustrates the procedure by which a district judge may adopt a magistrate judge’s unopposed findings and recommendation following a Rule 11 plea hearing.