The independent role of the probation officer at sentencing and in applying Koon v. United States.
The writer examines the existing legal authority defining the role of the probation officer at sentencing and argues that preservation of an independent role for these officers is in the sentencing court's interest in order to ensure that the court receives objective information. She defines object...
| Publicado en: | Federal Probation Vol. 60; pp. 71 - 80 |
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Superintendent of Documents
September 1996
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