United States v. Vital

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• \A presentence report is considered reliable and may be considered as evidence by the trial judge in making sentencing determinations.\
• factual issues which are capable of resolution by the district court cannot rise to the level of plain error
• “Vital failed to present any evidence to support his objection to the court’s reliance on the information set forward in the PSR pertaining to August’s testimony. Consequently, the district court’s reliance on the PSR was not clearly erroneous.”
• the district court may consider information in the presentence report as reliable evidence

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