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presentence report

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United States Supreme Court

Presentence reports are documents which the rule does not make available to the defendant as a matter of right. There are no formal limitations on their contents, and they may rest on hearsay and contain information bearing no relation whatever to the crime with which the defendant is charged.

Defined by the Supreme Court in - Gregg v. United States, 394 U.S. 489 (1969).