USA v. North

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
WESTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
WESTERN DIVISION
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 	)
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Plaintiff, 	)
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v. 	) 	No. 25-00147-01-CR-W-DGK
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MARQUISE L. NORTH, 	)
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Defendant. 	)
ORDER ADOPTING MAGISTRATE JUDGE’S REPORT AND
RECOMMENDATION AND ACCEPTING DEFENDANT’S GUILTY PLEA
On March 25, 2026, the Honorable Magistrate Judge Lajuana M. Counts issued her Report
and Recommendation, recommending Defendant’s guilty plea be accepted and Defendant be
adjudged guilty of (1) violations of 18 U.S.C. § 1951, that is, Hobbs Act Robbery, as charged in
Counts One, Three, Six, Eight, Ten, Twelve, Fourteen, Sixteen, Eighteen, Twenty, Twenty-Two,
Twenty-Four, Twenty-Six, and Twenty-Eight of the Indictment; (2) a violation of 18 U.S.C. §
1951, that is, Attempted Hobbs Act Robbery, as charged in Count Five of the Indictment; and (3)
violations of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A)(ii), that is, Brandishing a Firearm in Furtherance of a Crime
of Violence, as charged in Counts Two and Four of the Indictment. 	ECF No. 23. 	Neither party
has objected, and the time for doing so has passed.
In light of the evidence in the Record and the lack of objection from either party, the Court
adopts the Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation and (1) accepts Defendant’s plea of
guilty and (2) finds Defendant guilty of the charged crimes in Counts One, Two, Three, Four, Five,
Six, Eight, Ten, Twelve, Fourteen, Sixteen, Eighteen, Twenty, Twenty-Two, Twenty-Four,
Twenty-Six, and Twenty-Eight of the Indictment.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Date: 	June 8, 2026 	/s/ Greg Kays
GREG KAYS, JUDGE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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