The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Jackson, 141 F.3d 1181 (9th Cir. 1998):
The testimony of a co-conspirator given under oath and subject to cross-examination bears an "indicia of reliability." United States v. Vought, 69 F.3d 1498, 1503 (9th Cir.1995). The district court did not abuse its discretion by relying on the trial testimony of informant witnesses at sentencing.
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