PD 968 Section 5

Post-sentence Investigation.

Section 5

SEC. 5. Post-sentence Investigation.—No person shall be placed on probation except upon prior investigation by the probation officer and a determination by the court that the ends of justice and the best interest of the public as well as that of the defendant will be served thereby.

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