Brian Sandoval
Chris Perry
Governor
Director
Bernard W. Curtis
Chief
DIVISION OF PAROLE AND PROBATION
215 E. Bonanza Road
Las Vegas, NV 89101
(702) 486-3001 (702) 486-3076
July 5, 2012
Legislative Council Bureau
401 S. Carson Street
Carson City, NV 89701-4747
Atten: Nicolas C. Anthony, Senior Principal Deputy Legislative Counsel
Advisory Commission on the Administration of Justice
Dear Mr. Anthony,
On June 6, 2012, the Division of Parole and Probation was requested to provide documentation detailing the
delivery of Presentence Investigation Reports to the Eighth Judicial District Court, the Attorney General’s Office,
and the Clark County District Attorney’s Office, the Clark County Public Defender’s Office, and private defense
counsel in Las Vegas.
On June 28, 2012 a report from the Division’s case management system (OTIS) was generated detailing the time
frame Presentence Investigation Reports were delivered over the last year; June 2011 to June 2012. (Attached).
The Division’s case management system (OTIS) contains the data which indicates the sentence date for each case
as well as the delivery date that the reports were submitted to the various criminal justice entities in Clark County.
Chief Curtis directed me to generate this report based on Southern Command data as the delivery of PSI reports to
the Clark County Public Defender’s Office is the primary issue of relevance to the Commission.
Our database captured 5975 PSI Reports that were generated during that time frame. The results are detailed
below:
5821 reports were delivered 3 or more days prior to the sentence date (97.4%). These reports were delivered 3 to
23 days prior to the sentence date.
154 reports were delivered 2 days or less prior to the sentence date (2.6%).
The overwhelming majority of cases; 4221 cases (71%) were delivered 3 to 7 days prior to the sentence date.
Based on this data, the Division is comfortable recommending that our operations be adjusted to allow for PSI
Reports to be delivered to all criminal justice partners 7 days prior to the sentence date. With this in mind, the
Division would also recommend that during the judge’s canvassing prior to the imposition of sentence, if the District
Attorney or defense counsel has any objections regarding errors or the accuracy of the report, that they request a
continuance so the court can order that the error be corrected.
If I can be of any further assistance, please feel free to contact me at dsonner@dps.state.nv.us or by telephone at
(702) 486-3179.
Sincerely,
David G. Sonner, DPS Captain, Southern Command, Las Vegas
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