• elliot_crane@lemmy.world
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    25 days ago

    From the article:

    The probation interview is required by the court as part of the former president’s pre-sentencing report.

    @treefrog@lemm.ee also had a good quote from the article providing more info as well.

    The name “probation interview” is a poor one. Sentencing hasn’t happened yet and this interview is standard operating procedure to collect relevant information about the convicted party so that the judge can make an informed decision during sentencing.