Section 27.27 Pre-Sentence Investigation and Report

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B. (§27.27) Pre-Sentence Investigation and Report

At the request of a trial court in all felony cases and certain class A misdemeanor cases, the Board of Probation and Parole is to conduct an investigation of the convicted defendant before the sentence is imposed. In all cases falling under § 558.019.6, RSMo Supp. 2004, in which probation is included in the recommended sentence but the prosecuting attorney or the circuit attorney is not recommending probation, before the defendant’s sentencing, the Board must provide to the court a report on the available alternatives to incarceration. Further, if a pre-sentence investigation report is completed, it must include the available alternatives. Section 217.760.1, RSMo Supp. 2004.

The pre-sentence investigation report is to contain the following information:

any prior criminal record of the defendant and such information about his or her characteristics, his or her financial condition, his or her social history, the circumstances affecting his or her behavior as may be helpful in imposing sentence or in granting probation or in the correctional treatment of the defendant, information...