Ahead of the sentencing of retired DEA agent Joseph Bongiovanni, prosecutors and defense attorneys are arguing what facts are ...

As Michelle Troconis returns to court Thursday for a contempt hearing, a presentence investigation is underway ahead of her sentencing in May. Here’s what that entails.

A Montana judge Wednesday approved the release of portions of a presentence investigation report in a criminal case stemming from a 2009 boat crash involving two federal legislators. The Associated ...

A Proposal to Ensure Accuracy in Presentence Investigation Reports, The Yale Law Journal, Vol. 91, No. 6 (May, 1982), pp. 1225-1249 Free online reading for over 10 million articles Save and organize ...

The reports are mandated by state law in every felony case. They are designed to ensure that sentencing recommendations to the judge in any felony case are objective. The state has a total of 87 staff ...

"The presentence investigation report contains no information which would have provided me with reasonable notice of the results of the criminal investigation of the defendant in Cass County," Vaa ...