Is a federal court's enhancement of sentence for a defendant's leadership role in a crime?

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The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Zemek, 911 F.2d 740 (9th Cir. 1990):

We review for clear error a district court's enhancement of sentence for the defendant's leadership role in a crime. United States v. Wills, 881 F.2d 823, 828 (9th Cir.1989).

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