presentence information

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• presentence investigation — pre·sen·tence investigation /ˌprē sent əns / n: an investigation made by a probation officer in preparing a presentence report Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. presentence investigation …   Law dictionary

• presentence report — n: a report prepared by a probation officer upon conviction of a defendant that assists the sentencing court in imposing an appropriate sentence ◇ The information contained in a presentence report includes the defendant s prior criminal history… …   Law dictionary

• Information (formal criminal charge) — Information is a formal criminal charge made without a grand jury indictment by a prosecutor in a document called an information.[1] The term is used in Canada[2] and various other common law jurisdictions, including a number of U.S. states. The… …   Wikipedia

• Presentence Investigation — A presentence investigation report (PSI) is a legal term referring to the investigation into the history of person convicted of a crime before sentencing to determine if there are extenuating circumstances which should ameliorate the sentence or… …   Wikipedia

• presentence — (ˈ)prē+ adjective Etymology: pre + sentence, n. : of, based upon, or constituting an investigation into the character and background of a convicted offender as a means of collecting information useful to the sentencing judge the presentence… …   Useful english dictionary

• United States federal probation and supervised release — The life cycle of federal supervision for a defendant. United States federal probation and supervised release are imposed at sentencing. The difference between probation and supervised release is that the former is imposed as a substitute for… …   Wikipedia

• Probation officer — Probation officers and parole officers function as agents or officers of the courts.Probation and Parole in the United StatesIn the United States, there can be probation officers in the city, county, state or federal level wherever there is a… …   Wikipedia

• pre-sentence report — The report prepared from the presentence investigation, which is designed to assist the judge in passing sentence on a convicted defendant. Presentence reports vary in scope and focus, but typically contain at least the following items: (1)… …   Black's law dictionary

• United States v. Booker — SCOTUSCase Litigants = United States v. Booker ArgueDate = October 4 ArgueYear = 2004 DecideDate = January 12 DecideYear = 2005 FullName = United States v. Freddie J. Booker; United States v. Ducan Fanfan USVol=543 USPage=220 Citation =125 S. Ct …   Wikipedia

• Miranda warning — The Miranda warning (also referred to as Miranda rights) is a warning that is required to be given by police in the United States to criminal suspects in police custody (or in a custodial interrogation) before they are interrogated to inform them …   Wikipedia

• Law, Crime, and Law Enforcement — ▪ 2006 Introduction Trials of former heads of state, U.S. Supreme Court rulings on eminent domain and the death penalty, and high profile cases against former executives of large corporations were leading legal and criminal issues in 2005.… …   Universalium