USA v. Lewis

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF HAWAII
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff,
vs.
DAVID WILLIAM LEWIS,
Defendant.
CR. NO. 25-00127 SASP
REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
CONCERNING PLEA OF GUILTY
REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
CONCERNING PLEA OF GUILTY
Pursuant to Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, the
Defendant appeared before me and entered a plea of guilty to the sole count of
the Information. I recommend that the District Judge accept Defendant’s guilty plea
based upon the findings below and impose sentence accordingly.
After examining the Defendant under oath, I further determined that:
• 	Defendant is fully competent and capable to understand the proceedings
and enter into a knowing and voluntary guilty plea;
• 	Defendant knowingly consented to enter his guilty plea before a U.S.
Magistrate Judge;
$ 	Defendant understands the nature of the charge in the sole count of the
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Information and the maximum and mandatory minimum punishments
associated with that charge;
• 	Defendant understands his constitutional rights associated with a jury trial
including his knowing and voluntary waiver of Indictment;
$ 	Defendant knowingly and voluntarily entered into a written plea agreement
with the Government;
$ 	Defendant, as part of his plea agreement, waived his right to appeal and
collaterally attack the sentence except in the limited instances also in the
plea agreement;
$ 	The offense charged in the Information is supported by an independent
basis in fact establishing each of the essential elements of the offense;
• 	Defendant admitted to facts that establish each of the essential elements of
the offense, as well as other sentencing factors that must be proved as an
element at trial; and, therefore,
$ 	Defendant knowingly and voluntarily pleaded guilty to the sole count of the
Information.
The Government and Defendant agreed with the Court’s findings.
Accordingly, I recommend that the District Judge accept the above findings
and the Defendant’s plea of guilty.
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IT IS SO RECOMMENDED.
DATED: December 19, 2025 at Honolulu,
Hawai'i
United States of America vs. David William Lewis; CR. NO. 25-00127 SASP; REPORT
AND RECOMMENDATION CONCERNING PLEA OF GUILTY.
NOTICE
Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1), within fourteen days after being served
with a copy, the Defendant may file written objections to these proposed findings
and recommendations as to the guilty plea with the District Court.
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