Defendant's waiver of indictment was invalid because he was charged with a class A felony, even though this class A felony is no longer punishable by life imprisonment, because the statute in effect at the time of defendant's conviction prohibited waiver of indictment for any class A felony. The fact that the Legislature subsequently amended the statute to allow waiver of indictment for class A felonies not involving life sentences does not permit a different result...
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