State v. Haar’s Empirical Analysis

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3 federal appellate · 14 state decisions

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1. “[f]irst, it aids the court in terms of uniformity and equal sentencing — the probation office being a repository of information to achieve the goal of making the punishment fit the crime in each case. Second, if a judge treats a defendant in a manner more lenient than that recommended, the probation office may encounter difficulty in supervising that individual as a probationer or a parolee. Third, the person who would benefit most from disclosure of the information would be counsel. He could prepare or not, depending on what recommendation is given. Counsel should always be prepared to do his best to aid his client at sentencing.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Paaaina

2. “whenever a defendant is exposed to a term of confinement of over six months, he is entitled to a jury”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Vallejos v. Barnhart