What is the test for a federal district judge to determine the appropriate sentence for a defendant convicted of a sexual assault?
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The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Strachan, 959 F.2d 243 (9th Cir. 1992):
To be qualified to impose sentence in a particular case, a district judge must be "familiar enough with the case to assign the appropriate sentence within the statutory guidelines." United States v. Larios, 640 F.2d 938, 942 (9th Cir.1981). "When a trial judge relies on materially false or unreliable information in sentencing a defendant, the defendant's due process rights are violated." United States v. Ruster, 712 F.2d 409, 412 (9th Cir.1983).
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