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presentence

  • a word derived from sentence.
    sentence
    noun
    a grammatical unit of one or more words that expresses an independent statement, question, request, command, exclamation, etc., and that typically has a subject as well as a predicate, as in John is here. or Is John here? In print or writing, a sentence typically begins with a capital letter and ends with appropriate punctuation; in speech it displays recognizable, communicative intonation patterns and is often marked by preceding and following pauses.

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The presentence report for Bankman-Fried called for 100 years out of a maximum 110, a term his lawyers called “barbaric” and that even the prosecutors for the Southern District of New York found too aggressive.

From Slate Mar. 28, 2024

Defense attorney Marlon Kirton wrote in a presentence brief that his client went through a transformation after arriving in America as he “began to experience the feeling of true freedom.”

From Seattle Times May 23, 2023

It pointed to a 25-page presentence investigation report it said included his age, criminal and personal histories, family situation, education and mental health.

From Washington Post Jun. 14, 2022

Lane was not taken into custody and a presentence investigation was ordered.

From Washington Times May 18, 2022

District Judge Paul Magnuson has ordered a presentence investigation, and must still formally accept the guilty plea.

From Seattle Times Dec. 15, 2021