Speaking through an interpreter, Margarito Jesus Quevedo pleaded guilty to one count of sexual assault of a child in a plea deal with prosecutors who dismissed a second count stemming from incidents in July of 2017.
Quevedo sat between his attorney and the interpreter. He was shackled and wearing headphones.
Quevedo was represented by Joe Hernandez. Hernandez and the court provided interpreter explained District Judge Ben Woodward’s questions and instructions in the plea hearing. Quevedo was facing two counts of sexual assault of a child which is a second degree felony punishable by 2 to 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000. Quevedo answered, “Si,” when asked yes or no questions and when ask how he pleaded, he said, “guilty.”
In exchange for Quevedo’s guilty plea, prosecutors dropped the second count and recommended a sentence of six years in prison. Judge Woodward accepted the recommendation and found Quevedo guilty. Woodward sentenced Quevedo to six years in prison and ordered him to pay court costs.
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