Case 7:21-cr-00502-PMH Document 31 Filed 01/31/22 Page 1 of 2
`Case 7-21-cr-00502-PMH Document 29 Filed in NYSD on 01/28/2022 Page 1 of 2
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`April 2, 2020
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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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`UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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`Roharil Cruz,
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`Defendant.
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`Check Proceeding that Applies
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`Arraignment
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`WAIVER OF RIGHT TO BE PRESENT AT
`CRIMINAL PROCEEDING
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`21-CR- 502 (PMH )
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`I have been given a copy of the indictment containing the charges against me and have reviewed it with my
`attorney. I understand that I have a right to appear before a judge in a courtroom in the Southern District
`of New York to confirm that I have received and reviewed the indictment; to have the indictment read aloud
`to me if I wish; and to enter a plea of either guilty or not guilty before the judge. After consultation with
`my attorney, I wish to plead not guilty. By signing this document, I wish to advise the court of the following.
`I willingly give up my right to appear in a courtroom in the Southern District of New York to advise the court
`that:
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`I have received and reviewed a copy of the indictment.
`I do not need the judge to read the indictment aloud to me.
`I plead not guilty to the charges against me in the indictment.
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`Date:
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`Signature of Defendant
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`Print Name
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`Bail Hearing
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`I am applying or in the future may apply for release from detention, or if not detained, for modification of
`the conditions of my release from custody, that is, my bail conditions. I understand that I have a right to
`appear before a judge in a courtroom in the Southern District of New York at the time that my attorney
`makes such an application. I have discussed these rights with my attorney and wish to give up these rights
`for the period of time in which access to the courthouse has been restricted on account of the COVID-19
`pandemic. I request that my attorney be permitted to make applications for my release from custody or
`for modification of the conditions of my release even though I will not be present, and to make such
`applications in writing or by telephone in my attorney’s discretion.
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`Date:
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`____________________________
`Signature of Defendant
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`____________________________
`Print Name
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`_X___ Conference
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`I have been charged in an indictment with violations of federal law. I understand that I have a right to be
`present at all conferences concerning this indictment that are held by a judge in the Southern District of
`New York, unless the conference involves only a question of law. I understand that at these conferences
`the judge may, among other things, 1) set a schedule for the case including the date at which the trial will
`be held, and 2) determine whether, under the Speedy Trial Act, certain periods of time should be properly
`excluded in setting the time by which the trial must occur. I have discussed these issues with my attorney
`and wish to give up my right to be present at the conferences. By signing this document, I wish to advise
`the court that I willingly give up my right to be present at the conferences in my case for the period of time
`in which access to the courthouse has been restricted on account of the COVID-19 pandemic. I request that
`my attorney be permitted to represent my interests at the proceedings even though I will not be present.
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`Date: 1/28/22
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`s/Sam Braverman on behalf of Roharil Cruz
`Signature of Defendant
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`Roharil Cruz
`Print Name
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` hereby affirm that I am aware of my obligation to discuss with my client the charges contained in the indictment,
`my client’s rights to attend and participate in the criminal proceedings encompassed by this waiver, and this waiver
`form. I affirm that my client knowingly and voluntarily consents to the proceedings being held in my client’s absence.
`I will inform my client of what transpires at the proceedings and provide my client with a copy of the transcript of
`the proceedings, if requested.
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`Date:1/28/22
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`Signature of Defense Counsel
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`Sam Braverman
`Print Name
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`Addendum for a defendant who requires services of an interpreter:
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` used the services of an interpreter to discuss these issues with the defendant. The interpreter also translated this
`document, in its entirety, to the defendant before the defendant signed it. The interpreter’s name is:
`_______________________.
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`Date:
` Signature of Defense Counsel
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`Accepted:
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`Signature of Judge
`Date:
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