The following excerpt is from United States v. Curtiss, 330 F.2d 278 (2nd Cir. 1964):
"This means that where the defendant is available, `the serious and weighty responsibility' of determining whether he wants to waive a constitutional right requires that he be brought before the court, advised of that right, and then permitted to make `an intelligent and competent waiver.'" Cross v. United States, 325 F.2d 629, 631 (D.C.Cir. 1963).
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