The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Stearns, 707 F.2d 391 (9th Cir. 1983):
The district court's findings on these issues are findings of fact, which we will sustain unless clearly erroneous. Cf. United States v. Hart, 546 F.2d 798, 801-02 (9th Cir.1976) (en banc), cert. denied, 429 U.S. 1120, 97 S.Ct. 1155, 51 L.Ed.2d 571 (1977) (whether state did everything reasonably necessary to produce informant is question of fact).
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