IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA

NORTHERN DIVISION

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,	)

v.	) CRIM. NO. 03-00000-

JOHN DOE.	)

DEFENDANT'S PLEA DOCUMENT

The defendant, JOHN DOE, admits the allegations in Count 1 of the indictment.

RIGHTS OF DEFENDANT

McArthur understands his rights as follows:

1.	To be represented by an attorney;

2.	To plead not guilty;

3.	To have a trial by an impartial jury;

4.	To confront and cross examine witnesses and call witnesses and produce other evidence in his defense;

5.	To not be compelled to incriminate himself.

Defendant waives rights 2 through 5, listed above, and pleads Guilty to County 1 of the Indictment, charging a violation of 18 U.S.C. §922(g)(1), possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

ELEMENTS OF THE OFFENSE

Defendant understands that in order to prove a violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 922(g)(1), as charged in Count 1 of the Indictment, the United States must prove that:

1.	The Defendant knowingly possessed a firearm in or affecting interstate commerce, as charged; and

2.	Before the Defendant possessed the firearm, the Defendant had been convicted in a court of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term in excess of one year, that is, a felony offense.

PENALTY

The maximum penalty the Court could impose as to Count 1 of the Indictment is:

1.	10 years imprisonment;

2.	A fine not to exceed $250,000

3.	A term of supervised release of 3 years, which would follow any term of imprisonment. If Defendant violated the conditions of supervised release, he could be imprisoned for the entire term of supervised release;

4.	A mandatory special assessment of $100.00

OFFENSE CONDUCT

Defendant, John Doe, admits in open court and under oath that the following statement is true and correct and constitutes evidence in this case.

I am John Doe, and on or about October 14, 2003, in Selma, Alabama, within the Southern District of Alabama, I possessed a short-barreled shotgun as charged in the indictment. Prior to this date, I had been convicted in the Circuit Court of Dallas County, Alabama, of a felony, that is, a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year, Assault First Degree, Case No. CC 1997-000000. I agree the United States can prove beyond a reasonable doubt that I knowingly possessed the firearm, and further agree that the United States could prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the firearm was manufactured in the country of Brazil and had traveled in interstate commerce.

AGREED TO AND SIGNED.

Respectfully submitted,

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Counsel for Defendant

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John Doe

Defendant