The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Martinez, 855 F.2d 621 (9th Cir. 1988):
Since materiality is a legal question, the government need not prove it beyond a reasonable doubt. See United States v. Farnham, 791 F.2d 331, 334 (4th Cir.1986).
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