DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS 
DIVISION OF ST. THOMAS AND ST. JOHN 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 
Plaintiff, 
v. 
JAMHILA HODGE,  
Defendant. 
 
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Criminal No. 2013–29 
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ATTORNEYS: 
 
Ronald W. Sharpe, United States Attorney 
Ishmael Meyers, Jr., AUSA 
United States Attorney’s Office 
St. Thomas, VI 
 
For the United States of America 
 
Edson A. Bostic, Federal Public Defender 
Gabriel J. Villegas, AFPD 
St. Thomas, VI 
 
For Jamhila Hodge 
 
ORDER 
 
GÓMEZ, J. 
 
Before the Court is the Report and Recommendation of the 
Magistrate Judge. The Magistrate Judge recommends that the 
defendant Jamhila Hodge’s (Hodge) plea of guilty to Count One of 
the Indictment be accepted. 
 
A change of plea hearing was held before the Magistrate 
Judge on August 7, 2013. After cautioning and examining Hodge 
under oath concerning each of the subjects mentioned in Federal 
Rule of Civil Procedure 11, the Magistrate found that the guilty 
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plea was knowingly and voluntarily made as to Count One, and 
that the offense was supported by an independent basis in fact 
containing each of the essential elements of the offense. The 
Court agrees with the Magistrate’s Report and Recommendation. 
Accordingly, it is hereby 
 
ORDERED that the Report and Recommendation of the 
Magistrate Judge is ADOPTED; and it is further 
 
ORDERED that Hodge’s plea of guilty to Count One of the 
Indictment is ACCEPTED; and it is further  
 
ORDERED that Hodge be and hereby is adjudged GUILTY of the 
offense described in Count One of the Indictment. 
 
 
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CURTIS V. GÓMEZ 
District Judge 
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