Reported / Citable
Background
Shatoya Demita Davis pleaded guilty in the District of Arizona to transporting an illegal alien, a Class D felony. She received six months in prison and three years of supervised release. Jurisdiction over her supervision transferred to the Eastern District of Texas in August 2026.
The amended revocation petition alleged that Davis committed theft and forgery offenses, tested positive for cocaine, failed to report a Dallas County address, and associated with people engaged in criminal activity. At the final revocation hearing, Davis agreed to plead true only to the cocaine allegation and jointly requested a sentence of 12 months and one day, without further supervision.
The Court’s Holding
The magistrate judge accepted Davis’s knowing and voluntary waiver of a revocation hearing and her plea of true to Allegation 2, which concerned a laboratory-confirmed positive cocaine test. The judge found the allegation proved by a preponderance of the evidence and classified it as a Grade B supervised-release violation.
In a report and recommendation, the magistrate judge recommended that the district court revoke Davis’s supervised release and impose 12 months and one day of imprisonment, with no additional term of supervised release. The recommendation also called for any previously ordered criminal monetary penalties to remain in effect and for a Bureau of Prisons designation request to FPC Bryan.
Key Takeaways
- Davis admitted the cocaine-related violation and waived a contested revocation hearing.
- The report recommended revocation and a 12-month-and-one-day prison term.
- The recommended sentence included no further supervised release.
Why It Matters
This was a recommendation, not a final revocation judgment by the district judge. Both Davis and the Government waived objections to the report and recommendation, clearing the way for the district court to enter the recommended sentence.