31.   A defendant can waive a right to appeal but such a decision must be voluntary.

32.   A defendant certified as competent may waive any right including the one to due process of law, which is supposed to guard against an unjust execution.

33.   A few sex offenders like convicted rapist Frank Sansom waived their right to legally challenge their commitment.

34.   A player with five years of major-league service time can refuse a minor-league assignment, but Perez waived that right when he signed an agreement in late April.

35.   According to FBI agents, he waived his right to silence and described his involvement.

36.   Acremant, who is accused of murdering Ellis and Abdill in Medford, waived his right to an extradition hearing Friday and will be returned to Oregon.

37.   After she surrendered she waived her right to counsel and gave her statement to the police.

38.   All but a handful of those arrested Monday and Tuesday waived their right to deportation hearings and were taken to the Mexican border on buses, Renick said.

39.   But Ashcroft and other Justice Department officials have said that Lindh voluntarily answered questions and signed an agreement waiving his right to a lawyer during the interviews.

40.   But critics say that making workers waive their right to sue their employers can be coercive and raises serious civil liberties issues.