United States v. Laughlin

OPINION

RICHARD MILLS, District Judge.

The Defendant’s Motion for Disclosure of Sentencing Recommendation is denied for the following reasons.

I

The Defendant’s Motion raises issues related to Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 32 and the disclosure of (1) the probation officer’s sentencing recommendation, and (2) the probation officer’s rationale for making such a recommendation.

In the middle of the twentieth century, probation officers prepared presentence investigation reports (PSRs), but disclosure of the PSR to the parties was limited, and varied across districts. See Fed. R.Crim.P. 32,…