Statute:

Waiver of indictment; in general

ยง 195.10 Waiver of indictment; in general.

1. A defendant may waive indictment and consent to be prosecuted by
superior court information when:

(a) a local criminal court has held the defendant for the action of a
grand jury; and

(b) the defendant is not charged with a class A felony punishable by
death or life imprisonment; and

(c) the district attorney consents to the waiver.

2. A defendant may waive indictment pursuant to subdivision one in
either:

(a) the local criminal court in which the order was issued holding the
defendant for action of a grand jury, at the time such order is issued;
or

(b) the appropriate superior court, at any time prior to the filing of
an indictment by the grand jury.

CPL 195.10 2014-09-22

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