USA v. Melton et al

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA
SOUTHERN DIVISION
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, )
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v. ) CRIMINAL NO. 1:24-00118-JB-N
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STACIE RICE CHANDLER, )
Defendant. )
REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
CONCERNING PLEA OF GUILTY
The Defendant, STACIE RICE CHANDLER, by consent (Doc.167) appeared
along with her counsel of record, Arthur Madden, before the undersigned Magistrate
Judge on December 6, 2024, pursuant to Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Criminal
Procedure. Defendant entered a plea of guilty to Count Two and Count Six of the
Indictment (Doc. 1) charging a violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 846
(Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine (Actual)) and
841(a)(1) (Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl), respectively.
After cautioning and examining the Defendant under oath concerning each of
the subjects mentioned in Rule 11, the undersigned has determined that the guilty
plea was made knowingly and voluntarily and that the offenses charged in the
Indictment are supported by an independent basis in fact as to each of the essential
elements of such offense. The undersigned Magistrate Judge therefore
RECOMMENDS that the plea of guilty be accepted and that the Defendant,
STACIE RICE CHANDLER, be adjudged guilty and have sentence imposed
accordingly. Defendant’s sentencing hearing before Chief District Judge Jeffrey U.
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Beaverstock is set for March 18, at 9:00 a.m. (CST), pending the adoption of this
Report and Recommendation.
NOTICE TO PARTIES
A party has fourteen days from this date to file written objections to the Report and
Recommendation’s factual findings and legal conclusions. A party’s failure to file
written objections waives that party’s right to challenge on appeal any un-objected-
to factual finding or legal conclusion the district judge adopts from the Report and
Recommendation. See 11th Cir. R. 3-1.
DONE this the 6th day of December.
/s/ Katherine P. Nelson
KATHERINE P. NELSON
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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