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We do not know the effective date of the document. It has been around forever.
Comments
The hearing sheet says that members of the DA’s office will be present during the waiver block “to enter into discussions and/or negotiations of the cases with pro-se (unrepresented) defendants and/or defense counsel for the defendants.”
That overstates what happens in many if not most waiver block cases, in our experience. If there are discussions, they are generally not meaningful. If there are negotiations, they are generally not firm or informed.
Why? Because by that point the DAs have not talked to the police or witnesses, read the police reports, and/or looked at your rap sheet, if any.
If you want meaningful discussions or negotiations before you waive, you normally have to request a hearing. But in most ARD eligible cases, such discussions/negotiations are not necessary. You just have to go through the steps to get ARD.
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