Local Rule D.C.COLO.LCrR 11.1: PLEAS

D.C.COLO.LCrR 11.1 PLEAS

(a) Written Notice. Unless otherwise ordered, notice of disposition shall be filed no later than 14 days before trial.

(b) Pleas in a Felony Case. In a felony case, a plea of guilty or nolo contendere shall be made before the assigned district judge; however, in a felony case designated as a Durango or Grand Junction case, with the express written consent of the government and defendant (using the form found HERE) and on referral for recommendation by the assigned district judge, the resident magistrate judge in Durango and Grand Junction, Colorado, may accept a plea of guilty or nolo contendere and conduct a corresponding advisement under Fed. R. Crim. P. 11.

(c) Plea Agreement. A Plea Agreement shall be in the form HERE and signed by an attorney for the government, the defendant's counsel, if any, and the defendant.

The stipulation of facts relevant to sentencing in the Plea Agreement shall be included in the presentence report. An attorney for the government shall provide a copy of the Plea Agreement to the chambers of the assigned judicial officer and the Probation Office no later than 48 hours before the change of plea hearing.

(d) Statement by Defendant in Advance of Plea of Guilty. A Statement by Defendant in Advance of Plea of Guilty shall be in the form HERE, and signed by the defendant's counsel, if any, and the defendant.

(e) Documents Tendered to Courtroom Deputy. No later than the commencement of the change of plea hearing, the following documents shall be tendered to the courtroom deputy:

(1) the original and a copy of the Plea Agreement and Statement by Defendant in Advance of Plea of Guilty; and

(2) if applicable, the original and a copy of the written translation of the Plea Agreement and Statement by Defendant in Advance of Plea of Guilty.