The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Quiroga, 879 F.2d 866 (9th Cir. 1989):
Although a magistrate's determination of probable cause is only reversed for clear error, United States v. McQuisten, 795 F.2d 858, 861 (9th Cir.1986), we review de novo a district court's probable cause determination with a redacted affidavit. United States v. Dozier, 826 F.2d 866, 871 (1987), cert. denied, 109 S.Ct. 312 (1988).
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