Opinion
Case No.: 2:10-cr-136-FtM-29SPC.
May 11, 2011
ORDER
This matter comes before the Court on Waiver of Defendant's Presence at Arraignment and Entry of Not Guilty Plea (Doc. #85) filed on May 9, 2011. The Defendant has signed a Waiver of Arraignment indicating his waiver of his right to be present at an Arraignment hearing. Further, the Defendant enters a plea of not guilty to the charges. The Court, having considered the signed waiver, accepts the Defendant's plea of not guilty and will cancel the Arraignment hearing. The case will be set before the District Court by separate notice for a status conference and trial term.
Accordingly, it is now
ORDERED:
Waiver of Defendant's Presence at Arraignment and Entry of Not Guilty Plea (Doc. #85) is GRANTED. The Court directs the Clerk to enter a plea of not guilty on behalf of the Defendant and to set a status conference and trial term before the District Court by separate notice.
DONE AND ORDERED at Fort Myers, Florida.