Reported / Citable
Background
The district court referred the matter to a U.S. magistrate judge to administer Manuel Jose Hernandez’s guilty plea under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 11. After conducting the plea hearing, the magistrate judge issued findings of fact and recommended that the district court accept the plea and adjudge Hernandez guilty on Counts One and Two of the indictment.
Neither party objected to the magistrate judge’s findings and recommendation. The district court then reviewed the recommendation.
The Court’s Holding
Judge Amos L. Mazzant adopted the magistrate judge’s findings of fact and recommendation and accepted Hernandez’s guilty plea.
The court adjudged Hernandez guilty on Count One, charging carjacking in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2119, and Count Two, charging the use, carrying, possession, and brandishing of a firearm during, in relation to, and in furtherance of a crime of violence in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c).
Key Takeaways
- The district court accepted Hernandez’s Rule 11 guilty plea after reviewing the magistrate judge’s findings and recommendation.
- The parties filed no objections to the magistrate judge’s findings.
- Hernandez was adjudged guilty of the carjacking and firearm offenses charged in Counts One and Two.
Why It Matters
The order formally accepts Hernandez’s guilty plea and adjudicates him guilty on both specified counts. It also illustrates the district court’s adoption of an unopposed magistrate judge recommendation following a Rule 11 plea hearing.