The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Epps, 893 F.2d 1339 (9th Cir. 1990):
We review the question of standing de novo. United States v. Echegoyen, 799 F.2d 1271, 1277 (9th Cir.1986). When facts are contested, "[w]e uphold the district court's findings of fact at a suppression hearing unless they are clearly erroneous." Id.
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