Opinion ID: 2027457
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Heading: alleged late disclosure of presentence report

Text: Defendant contends that the trial court failed to comply with section 5-3-4 of the Unified Code of Corrections (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 38, par. 1005-3-4) by failing to disclose the presentence report three days in advance of the imposition of his sentence and in allowing the sentencing hearing to begin before the completion of the presentence report. Section 5-3-4(b)(2) requires that the presentence report  shall be open for inspection    at least 3 days prior to the imposition of sentence, unless such 3 day requirement is waived. (Emphasis added.) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 38, par. 105-3-4(b)(2).) The report does not actually have to be tendered to defense counsel three days before the imposition of sentence. ( People v. Grant (1979), 70 Ill. App.3d 268.) In the instant case, the social investigation report was certified as of August 5, 1980, three days before the defendant was sentenced on August 8, 1980. The report was therefore open for inspection three days before sentencing, even though defendant was not actually tendered the report until August 6, 1980, two days before sentencing. We believe that section 5-3-4 was complied with in this case. We do not find any language in section 5-3-4 or any authority for the defendant's assertion that commencement of a sentencing hearing is prohibited until a presentence report is completed. We therefore hold that the defendant's contention is without merit. Since we have determined that section 5-3-4 was complied with, it is unnecessary for us to address defendant's next argument that the evidence contained within the report should not have been considered. Furthermore, neither defendant nor his counsel ever objected to the contents of the report.