Reported / Citable
Background
The district court referred Bryan Wilturner’s guilty plea proceeding to U.S. Magistrate Judge Christine L. Stetson for administration under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 11. After conducting the Rule 11 hearing, Judge Stetson issued findings of fact and recommended that the court accept Wilturner’s plea and adjudge him guilty on Count One of the indictment.
Count One charged Wilturner with being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). Neither party objected to the magistrate judge’s findings and recommendation.
The Court’s Holding
U.S. District Judge Michael J. Truncale adopted the magistrate judge’s findings of fact and recommendation concerning Wilturner’s guilty plea. The court accepted the plea.
Consistent with that plea and the adopted recommendation, the court adjudged Wilturner guilty on Count One of the indictment for violating 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1).
Key Takeaways
- The court adopted the magistrate judge’s unopposed findings and recommendation following a Rule 11 guilty-plea hearing.
- The court formally accepted Wilturner’s guilty plea.
- Wilturner was adjudged guilty of being a felon in possession of a firearm under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1).
Why It Matters
The order formally establishes Wilturner’s conviction on Count One after the magistrate judge conducted the plea hearing and the parties raised no objections. It does not address sentencing or resolve any disputed legal issue concerning Section 922(g)(1).