Local Rule Rule 32: Local Procedure for Guideline Sentencing
W.D. Va. — Criminal rule
Rule 32. Local Procedure for Guideline Sentencing.
(a) Disclosure of Recommended Sentence. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 32(e)(3), the probation officer shall not disclose, without court order, the probation officer's recommendation, if any, on the sentence.
(b) Motion for Substantial Assistance. The attorney for the Government must file its 18 U.S.C. § 3553(e) motion for substantial assistance, if any, at the same time the attorney for the Government makes objections under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 32(f).
(c) Disclosure of Presentence Report. Nothing in this rule will require the disclosure of information in the presentence report not disclosable under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 32. The presentence report will be deemed to have been disclosed when a copy of the report is physically delivered, 1 day after verbal announcement that the report is available for inspection or 3 days after a copy of the report or notice of its availability is mailed.