Free Waiver of Indictment - District Court of Delaware - Delaware

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT Q [ Q B} Q?
FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, )
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Plaintiff] _ )
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v, ) Criminal Action No. 07-91-2 SLR
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CHRISTOPHER J. PHILLIPS, )
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Defendant. )
WAIVER OF INDICTMEN T
1. I, Christopher J. Phillips , the above named defendant, who is accused of violating 18 USC
§ 2252A§aQQ 1 Q and gpQ§ 1 Q, distribution of child pomoggaphy , being advised ofthe nature of the charge and of
his rights, hereby knowingly, voluntarily and intelligently waives prosecution by Indictment and consents that the
proceeding may be by information instead of by Indictment. I
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 I
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 © by waiving Indictment, the Government will be proceeding by a
document written by the United States Attomey 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 charge in the Information, and is satisfied that
his counsel has properly explained the charges and this Waiver to him.
4. No one has made the defendant any promises or threatened or forced the defendant to waive Indictment.
-· stopher J. Phillips, Defendant
Raymond M. Radulski, Esq.
Counsel for Defendant
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