What is the test for a probation officer to obtain a probation report from the probation office?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Wilson, A139585 (Cal. App. 2015):
In the absence of evidence to the contrary, "[i]t is presumed that official duty has been regularly performed." ( Evid. Code, 664; see People v. Yarter (1956) 138 Cal.App.2d 803, 805 [a report filed by the probation office, which is read and considered by the court, "carries with it the presumption that it was made in accordance
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