California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Bell, E063234 (Cal. App. 2016):
There is no general bar to considering the defendant's conduct subsequent to the offense for purposes of sentencing. (People v. Hovey (1988) 44 Cal.3d 543, 577-579; People v. Balderas (1985) 41 Cal.3d 144, 202.) Likewise, there is no general bar to
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considering postsentencing evidence when a defendant must be resentenced. (See People v. Cooper (1984) 153 Cal.App.3d 480, 481-484 [trial court erred by failing to obtain new probation report, reflecting defendant's conduct in prison, before resentencing defendant after reversal on appeal].)
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