Free Waiver of Indictment - District Court of Delaware - Delaware

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OE DELAWARE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, :
Plaintiff, 2
v. Criminal Action No.O8—l8 GMS
MICHAEL A. SMITH,
Defendant.
WAIVER OE INDICTMENT
l. Michael A. Smith, the above named defendant, who is accused of violating 18 U.S.C.
§ 2314 (interstate transportation of stolen property), being advised of the nature of the charges
and of his rights, hereby knowingly, voluntarily and intelligently waives prosecution by indict-
ment and consents that the proceeding may be by information instead of by indictment.
2. The defendant understands that (a) unless he waives indictment, he could not be charged
with these offenses unless the Grand Jury found probable cause to believe he committed the
offenses and returned an Indictment; (b) the Grand Jury is composed of at least sixteen, but not
more than twenty—three lay persons, and at least twelve of those grand jurors must find probable
cause to believe that the defendant committed these offenses before an Indictment could be
returned; and (c) by waiving Indictment, the Government will be proceeding by a document
written by the United States Attorney and called an Information and the defendant will be
prosecuted on that Information, rather than on an Indictment.
3. The defendant has read and reviewed with his counsel the charges in the Information, and
is satisfied that his counsel has properly explained the charges and this waiver to him.
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