The following excerpt is from USA v. Mirza Ali, 620 F.3d 1062 (9th Cir. 2010):
We review de novo a district court's construction of a criminal statute. United States v. Blixt, 548 F.3d 882, 886 (9th Cir.2008). We also review de novo a district court's denial of a motion to dismiss an indictment for failure to state an offense. Id.
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