What is a PDI (Predisposition Interview)?
PDI stands for Pre-Disposition Interview. It is a common plea agreement in Livingston County whereby the Defendant pleads guilty as charged and then goes to probation for an interview.
The probation department then prepares a report based on the interview and gives recommendations for the Defendant’s sentencing. 
A couple of weeks after the probation interview the Defendant is sentenced in front of a Judge.
The Judge will read the probation report and the attorneys will argue for their respective clients. The Judge will then sentence the Defendant at which time they have the opportunity to either accept or reject the sentence and can proceed to trial.
A PDI gives the Defendant a look at what the Judge was going to give for his sentence and the opportunity to withdraw his plea and proceed to trial.
Marcus D. Wilcox
Attorney at Law, esq.
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