The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Prentzel, 9 F.3d 1555 (9th Cir. 1994):
As part of his sentence, the district court required the defendant to participate in a program in mental health counseling recommended by the probation officer. The district court has broad discretion to set conditions of probation. United States v. Bolinger, 940 F.2d 478, 480 (9th Cir.1991). Although the appellant contends that the record shows no evidence of serious mental impairment, the record does reflect a history of threatening language that caused reasonable fear on the part of the probation officer. The district court, believing that there was a serious risk that the defendant would endanger the safety of others, did not abuse its discretion.
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