The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Rice, 937 F.2d 614 (9th Cir. 1991):
Nonetheless, the defendants contend that the district court expressly refused to make certain findings. However, when viewed in context of the entire record, the defendants' interpretation of the district court's statements carries little weight. The statements were not a shirking of duty, but a declaration that the district court would not hold an evidentiary hearing on the issues. Since Rule 32 does not require an evidentiary hearing for every controverted matter, see United States v. Monaco, 852 F.2d 1143, 1148 (9th Cir.1988), cert. denied, 488 U.S. 1040 (1989), this was not error. The district court's findings and determinations satisfied the requirements of Rule 32.
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