The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Cardenas, 894 F.2d 410 (9th Cir. 1990):
The court of appeals is directed to "accept the findings of fact of the district court unless they are clearly erroneous and shall give due deference to the district court's application of the guidelines to the facts." 18 U.S.C. Sec. 3742(e); United States v. McConney, 728 F.2d 1195, 1200 (9th Cir.) (en banc), cert. denied, 469 U.S. 824 (1984) (district court's findings reviewed under deferential, clearly erroneous standard of review).
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