The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Duran, 37 F.3d 557 (9th Cir. 1994):
Duran argues that the district court stated insufficient and improper reasons for sentencing him to a particular point within a guideline range of more than 24 months. We treat these issues as questions of law and review them de novo. United States v. Upshaw, 918 F.2d 789 (9th Cir.1990), cert. denied, 499 U.S. 930, 111 S.Ct. 1335, 113 L.Ed.2d 266 (1991).
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