Free Waiver of Indictment - District Court of Delaware - Delaware

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, :
Piaimirr, Z
: Criminal Action No. 06-l27—GMS
FREDERICK WEHLE, :
Defendant.
WAIVER OF INDICTMENT
1. Frederick Wehle, the above-named defendant, who is accused in the related Information
of violating Title 18, United States Code, Section 2ll3(a) (bank robbery), being advised of the
nature of the charges and of his rights, hereby knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently waives
prosecution by indictment and consents that the proceeding may be by information instead of
indictment on the two charges at issue.
2. The defendant understands that: (a) unless he waives indictment, he could not be
charged with these offenses unless the Grand Iuiy found probable cause to believe he committed the
offenses and retumed 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 the offenses before an Indictment could be retumed; and
(c) by waiving indictment, the Govemment 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 charges 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

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