Rule 32. Sentencing and Judgment — Inbound Citations

(3) Videoconferencing for Felony Pleas and Sentencings. For a felony proceeding under Rule 11 or 32, a court may use videoconferencing only if, in addition to the requirement in (2)(B):

(A) the district’s chief judge finds that emergency conditions substantially impair a court’s ability to hold in-person felony pleas and sentencings in the district within a reasonable time;

(B) the defendant, before the proceeding and after consulting with counsel, consents in a writing signed by the defendant that the proceeding be conducted by videoconferencing; and

(C) the court finds that further delay in that particular case would cause serious harm to the interests of justice.

(2) Rule 32(i)(2) (sentencing);