In _______________, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the confidentiality of the PSI. This is largely due to the perception of the court that the presentence investigator is a neutral and detached party with no real vested interest in the punishment of the offender.

a. Williams v. New York
b. Plessy v. Ferguson
c. Gideon v. Wainright
d. Roe v. Wade


a. Williams v. New York

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