Whether a United States Magistrate Judge has statutory authority to accept a guilty plea in a felony case and adjudge a defendant guilty

Question Presented for Review Expressed in the Terms and Circumstances of the Case. Whether the Supreme Court should resolve a conflict among the Circuit Courts of Appeals, and find that the Tenth Circuit erred in affirming Petitioner’s conviction, due to the fact that a United States Magistrate Judge does not have statutory authority to accept a guilty plea in a felony case and adjudge a defendant guilty. 2 b. List of All