The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Putra, 85 F.3d 639 (9th Cir. 1996):
We have held that Rule 32 only requires that the sentencing court "reasonably relies on evidence indicating that a defendant has read the presentence report and discussed it with counsel." United States v. Lewis, 880 F.2d 243, 245-46 (9th Cir.1989). It is also necessary that the defendant establish prejudice and that he make an affirmative allegation that he failed to read the report. See United States v. Davila-Escovedo, 36 F.3d 840, 844 (9th Cir.1994), cert. denied, 115 S.Ct. 953 (1995). Because Liaskos has done neither, we hold that the error, if any, was harmless.
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