The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Ruiz, 114 F.3d 1196 (9th Cir. 1997):
1 The facts recited were adduced at trial and relied on by the sentencing judge at the sentencing hearing. See United States v. Notrangelo, 909 F.2d 363, 364-66 (9th Cir.1990) (sentencing court may consider testimony received at trial to serve as basis of factual findings).
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