United States v. Mejia-Hernandez, 4:25-cr-00083

Julio Alberto Mejia-Hernandez was charged under 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a) for illegal reentry into the United States.
The case was referred to a U.S. Magistrate Judge for administration of Mejia-Hernandez's guilty plea under Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.
Mejia-Hernandez waived his right to have his plea heard by a District Judge and consented to proceed before the Magistrate Judge.
The defendant entered a guilty plea without a written plea agreement; any oral agreements were entered into the record.
Mejia-Hernandez was found to be competent, understood the charges and consequences, and confirmed he had discussed the immigration consequences with counsel.
The magistrate judge recommended the District Court accept the guilty plea and adjudge Mejia-Hernandez guilty of the charged offense.

Issue	Plaintiff's Argument	Defendant's Argument	Held
Validity of Guilty Plea	Proper plea procedure followed	No objection; consented	Guilty plea valid, voluntarily and knowingly entered
Defendant's Competence	Defendant is competent	Defendant is competent	Defendant fully competent and aware of plea consequences
Consequences of Felony Plea	Defendant informed of penalties	Aware of potential consequences	Defendant knowingly accepted collateral immigration consequences
Authority of Magistrate Judge	Consent provided under Rule 11	Consented to proceed	Magistrate Judge properly administered plea with consent

No reported cases were cited in this opinion.