The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Wallen, 124 F.3d 214 (9th Cir. 1997):
Wallen attacks a search of her residence and the admission of its fruits by arguing that her consent to the search was coerced. While we review a district court's determination that a search is legal de novo, we review its findings of the underlying acts for clear error. United States v. Tarazon, 989 F.2d 1045, 1048 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 510 U.S. 853 (1993).
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