context: Among other things, the district court properly deferred to the credibility determination of the judge who had observed Emmett's in-court testimony. In addition, the fact that the recantation itself appeared to have been coached supports the court's finding that Christenot sought to influence Emmett's testimony.
citation_a.signal: see also
citation_a.identifier: 258 F.3d 971, 975
citation_a.parenthetical: holding that an appellate court may review the entire record to determine whether hearsay statements are sufficiently reliable
citation_a.sentence: See United States v. Fernandez-Vidana, 857 F.2d 673, 675 (9th Cir.1988) (“Only when the hearsay is so inadequately supported that the ‘factual basis for believing [it is] almost nil’ can it be argued that the evidence should not have been considered” in sentencing); see also United States v. Berry, 258 F.3d 971, 975 (9th Cir.2001) (holding that an appellate court may review the entire record to determine whether hearsay statements are sufficiently reliable).
citation_b.signal: see
citation_b.identifier: 857 F.2d 673, 675
citation_b.parenthetical: "Only when the hearsay is so inadequately supported that the 'factual basis for believing [it is] almost nil' can it be argued that the evidence should not have been considered" in sentencing
citation_b.sentence: See United States v. Fernandez-Vidana, 857 F.2d 673, 675 (9th Cir.1988) (“Only when the hearsay is so inadequately supported that the ‘factual basis for believing [it is] almost nil’ can it be argued that the evidence should not have been considered” in sentencing); see also United States v. Berry, 258 F.3d 971, 975 (9th Cir.2001) (holding that an appellate court may review the entire record to determine whether hearsay statements are sufficiently reliable).