Delaware General Assembly


CHAPTER 316

FORMERLY

SENATE BILL NO. 485

AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 43, PART II, TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PRE-SENTENCE INVESTIGATIONS.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Delaware:

Section 1. Amend §4331, Chapter 43, Part II, Title 11 of the Delaware Code, by striking subsection (a), and substituting in lieu thereof the following:

"(a) Upon conviction of any person for any crime and before sentencing, the Court may, before fixing punishment or imposing sentence, direct a probation officer to thoroughly investigate and report upon the history of the accused and any and all other relevant facts, to the end that the Court may be fully advised as to the appropriate and just sentence to be imposed."

Approved May 14, 1974.