USA v. Mcknight

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
MIAMI DIVISION
Case Number: 23-CR-20439-MARTINEZ
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v.
TERRY MCKNIGHT,
Defendant.
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ORDER ADOPTING MAGISTRATE'S
REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION ON CHANGE OF PLEA
THIS CAUSE came before the Court upon the Order of Reference from the District Court
to conduct a Change of Plea Hearing for the defendant before the Magistrate Judge.
THE MATTER was heard in front of Magistrate Judge Eduardo I. Sanchez on November
20, 2025 [ECF No. 103]. 	A Report and Recommendation was filed on November 20, 2025,
recommending that the Defendant's plea of guilty be accepted [ECF No. 104]. 	The Defendant
and the 	Government were 	afforded the 	opportunity to 	file 	objections to the Report and
Recommendation, however none were filed. In fact, a Notice of Non-Objection to the Report and
Recommendation on Change of Plea was filed by both the Government [ECF No. 105] and
Defense Counsel [ECF No. 107]. The Court has conducted a de novo review of the entire file and
after careful consideration, the Court affirms and adopts the Report and Recommendation.
Accordingly, it is hereby:
ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the Report and Recommendation [ECF No. 104] of
United States Magistrate Judge Eduardo I. Sanchez is hereby AFFIRMED and ADOPTED in its
entirety.
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CASE NO. 23-CR-20439
The Defendant is adjudged guilty of Counts Two and Three of the Indictment. Count Two
charges the Defendant with Enticement of a Minor, in violation of Title 18, United States Code,
Section 2422(b). Count Three charges the Defendant with Receipt of Child Pornography, in
violation of Title 	18, United States Code, Sections 2252(a)(2) and (b )(1 ). The Defendant
acknowledged that he understood the statutory penalties that apply in his case.
Sentencing will be set in this matter for Friday, February 6, 2026, at 11 :00 a.m., before
the Honorable District Judge Jose E. Martinez, at the Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. United States
Courthouse, 400 N01ih Miami Avenue, Courtroom 10-1, Miami, Florida 33128.
DONE AND ORDERED in Miami, Florida, this 3 	day of December, 2025.
cc: 	counsel of record
CECILIA M. AL TONAGA,HffiF JUDGE,
for JOSEE. MARTINEZ,
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
U.S. Magistrate Judge Eduardo I. Sanchez
U.S. Probation Office
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