195.10 - Waiver of indictment; in general.

§ 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.