The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Mariscal, 940 F.2d 1537 (9th Cir. 1991):
The district court also failed "to make a clear finding that the commission did not adequately consider" the specific aggravating circumstances, United States v. Lira-Barraza, 897 F.2d 981, 983 (9th Cir.), reh'g granted, 909 F.2d 1370 (1990), and failed to state its reasons for the direction and the degree
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