Does Rule 32(a)(1)(A)(A) of the Criminal Code require a sentencing court to address a defendant directly concerning his knowledge of the presentence report?
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The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Maree, 934 F.2d 196 (9th Cir. 1991):
This issue is controlled by United States v. Lewis, 880 F.2d 243 (9th Cir.1989), in which this court held that Rule 32(a)(1)(A) "does not require the court to address a defendant directly concerning his knowledge of the presentence report." Id. at 245. Although the Rule places an affirmative duty on the sentencing court to "ensure
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