What are the requirements for a probation officer to investigate and report to the court in every case in which a person is convicted of a felony and eligible for probation?

California, United States of America

The following excerpt is from People v. Victor, 227 Cal.App.3d 518, 278 Cal.Rptr. 7 (Cal. App. 1991):

"in every case in which a person is convicted of a felony and is eligible for probation, before judgment is pronounced, the court shall immediately refer the matter to the probation officer to investigate and report to the court, at a specified time, upon the circumstances surrounding the crime and the prior history and record of the person, which may be considered either in aggravation or mitigation of the punishment."

In People v. Brady, supra, 162 Cal.App.3d 1, 208 Cal.Rptr. 21, this court held that

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