Consent To Video Conference-Telephonic Conference And-Or Waiver Of Defendants Presence {CR-029}

CR-029, CONSENT TO VIDEO/TELEPHONIC CONFERENCE AND/OR WAIVER OF DEFENDANT'S PRESENCE, Procedure, and/or one or more federal statutes may give me the right to have all the below-listed proceedings take place in person in open court. After consultation with counsel, I knowingly and voluntarily consent to the proceedings below instead taking place by video conference or, if video conference is not reasonably available, by telephonic conference. Proposed Findings Regarding Harm of Further Delay of Felony Plea or Sentencing, Pursuant to § 15002(b)(2) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security ("CARES") Act and § 2 of Order of the Chief Judge No. 20-043 (In Re: Coronavirus Public Emergency Use of Video and Telephonic Conference in Certain Criminal Proceedings), felony pleas and sentencings cannot be conducted other than in person in open court unless the judge makes specific findings that the plea or sentencing "cannot be further delayed without serious harm to the interests of justice." Accordingly, if the defendant intends to consent to a felony plea or sentencing taking place by video conference or, if video conference is not reasonably available, by telephonic conference, instead of in person in open court, the defendant must set forth below proposed findings sufficient to make this showing. CR-029 (08/20). www.FormsWorkflow.com