Free Waiver of Indictment - District Court of Delaware - Delaware

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, :
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v. Criminal Action No. 05-I I0-JJF
JODY I. JOYCE,
Defendant.
WAIVER OF INDICTMENT
l. JODY I. JOYCE, the above named defendant, who is accused of violating Title 18, United
States Code, Section 21 l3(b), being advised of the nature of the charge and of her rights, hereby
knowingly, voluntarily and intelligently waives prosecution by Indictment and consents that the
proceeding may be by information instead of by Indictment.
2. The defendant understands that (a) unless she waives Indictment, she could not be charged
with violating Title 18, United States Code, Section 21 l3(b), unless the Grand Jury found probable cause
to believe she committed this offense 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 the offense 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 her counsel the charges in the Information, and is
satisfied that her counsel has properly explained the charges and this Waiver to her.
4. No one has made the defendant any promises or threatened or forced the defendant to waive
Indictment.
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Date; , 2006 2. .... ‘‘‘‘ E ‘
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Counsel for Defendant