The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Caravalho, 990 F.2d 1261 (9th Cir. 1993):
The lawfulness of a search and seizure is a mixed question of law and fact which we review de novo. United States v. Linn, 880 F.2d 209, 214 (9th Cir.1989).
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