What is the test for reviewing findings of fact by a federal district court?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from U.S. v. McKenneth, 15 F.3d 1093 (9th Cir. 1993):
The district court's findings of fact are reviewed for clear error, but "the ultimate determination of whether those facts amount to an unlawful seizure is a matter of law" reviewed de novo. United States v. Johnson, 903 F.2d 1219, 1221 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 498 U.S. 985 (1990).
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