It depends, but if it involves a defendant with a guilty plea, there is a special step in the legal process that happens days before sentencing.
The prosecution gets together with the defendant and his/her lawyer to review a special document the prosecutors prepared, called a sentencing memorandum. This is a private meeting, not in a courtroom with a judge.
More at http://clercjr.wordpress.com/2011/11/18/what-happens-before-sentencing/
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