10-732. Waiver of preliminary examination and grand jury proceeding.
STATE OF NEW MEXICO
COUNTY OF _______________
_______________ JUDICIAL DISTRICT
IN THE CHILDREN’S COURT
In the Matter of __________________, a Child. No. __________
WAIVER OF PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION AND
GRAND JURY PROCEEDING
I, the respondent child in the above cause, state that I have been advised that
1. I have a right to a preliminary examination and to have a judge determine if there is probable cause to bind the case over to the Children’s Court for trial on the charges in the petition;
2. If I do not receive a preliminary examination, I have the right to have a grand jury hear the evidence in the case and to determine if there is probable cause to return an indictment for trial in the Children’s Court; and
3. I do not have to give up my right to a preliminary examination or a grand jury proceeding before I enter a plea or before I am brought to trial in the Children’s Court on the charges in the petition.
Knowing each of my rights as stated above, I nevertheless knowingly, freely, and voluntarily waive my right to a preliminary examination and a presentation to a grand jury.
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Signature of Respondent Child
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Date
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Attorney for Respondent Child
[Adopted by Supreme Court Order No. 14-8300-015, effective for all cases filed on or after December 31, 2014; 10-433 recompiled and amended as 10-732 by Supreme Court Order No. 16-8300-017, effective for all cases pending or filed on or after December 31, 2016.]