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[quote=Anonymous][quote]Could someone who is familiar with sentencing explain to me the process? Is a probation officer interview of the victim normal, if so how can the one in this case have been deemed acceptable, and is this interview the judge's primary deciding factor for sentencing? Either I'm missing something, or this went terribly wrong. Once a sentence is decided, can it be changed? [/quote]

It varies by state.  I'm not familiar with California's process, but based on the federal process, a probation office interview of the victim is not unusual.  Typically it would be optional for the victim; the victim can decline.  
I don't know the facts of the case or what happened in this interview.  But the probation/presentence report process exists to inform the judge; it does not bind the judge.  The problem here sounds like the judge, not the process.

In the federal system, once sentence is pronounced, it cannot be changed, unless appealed and overturned (or commuted by the executive).  Again, I don't know about California.  Some states have processes whereby a sentence can be reduced by the judge after imposition.  I highly doubt any state has a process whereby it can be increased.  (I have doubts whether that would be constitutional.)   [/quote]

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