The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Turner, 59 F.3d 177 (9th Cir. 1995):
In the absence of exceptional circumstances, issues not raised at sentencing are waived and not preserved for appeal. See United States v. Smith, 905 F.2d 1296, 1302 (9th Cir.1990).
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