In Florida, if you are trying to get the court’s attention that there are certain issues you wish the court to be aware of during your sentencing hearing, that is when a pre-sentence investigation will be utilized. There, different investigative officers will be questioning the individuals that you wish to present evidence to the court. They’ll be questioning witnesses, character witnesses, employers, or potentially other individuals that will help your client get a good sentencing recommendation. They’ll be placed into a report and different information as far as your background, your prior history, and ultimately their recommendation will be presented to the court in one report called a pre-sentence investigation report. It keeps it open to all individuals to be able to put what they want the court to hear into the simple report that will be formally given to the court prior to a sentencing hearing.