Opinion ID: 573700
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Heading: Writing Required by Fed.R.Crim.P. 32(c)(3)(D)

Text: 15 Appellant made oral objections at the sentencing hearing to certain language in the pre-sentencing report. Although no written objections had been submitted in advance (as required by local rules), Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 32(c)(3)(D) requires that when information in a pre-sentencing report is challenged in any way, the district court must make either a written finding regarding the accuracy of any challenged information or a written determination that it was not relied on in sentencing. The written findings must be attached to the pre-sentence report before it is forwarded to the Bureau of Prisons. Strict compliance with this rule is required; failure requires remand for resentencing. United States v. Petitto, 767 F.2d 607, 609-10 (9th Cir.1985). 1 16 The district court made no written findings or determinations regarding the contested information in the pre-sentence report. We instruct the district court to do so on remand.