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 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 hearing report — n. A report usually prepared by the probation department enumerating the convicted person s prior criminal record, and educational, family, employment, and social background; intended to assist the court at the pre sentence hearing. Webster s New … Law dictionary
sentence report — see presentence report Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations … Law dictionary
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
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
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
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
sentence — sen·tence 1 / sent əns, ənz/ n [Old French, opinion, judicial sentence, from Latin sententia, ultimately from sentire to feel, think, express an opinion] 1: a judgment formally pronouncing the punishment to be inflicted on one convicted of a… … Law dictionary
Rita v. United States — SCOTUSCase Litigants=Rita v. United States ArgueDate=February 20 ArgueYear=2007 DecideDate=June 21 DecideYear=2007 FullName=Victor A. Rita v. United States of America USVol= USPage= CitationNew=05 4674 Prior= Sentence upheld by the Fourth Circuit … Wikipedia
