The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Leigh, 849 F.2d 1477 (9th Cir. 1988):
We review a district court's revocation of probation for an abuse of discretion. Burns v. United States, 287 U.S. 216, 222 (1932); United States v. Grant, 807 F.2d 837, 838 (9th Cir.1987). Questions of law are reviewed de novo. United States v. McConney, 728 F.2d 1195, 1201 (9th Cir.) (en banc), cert. denied, 469 U.S. 824 (1984).
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