Is a federal court's ruling on whether to order discovery relating to a claim of selective prosecution reviewed for abuse of discretion?
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The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Reese, 60 F.3d 660 (9th Cir. 1995):
A district court's ruling on whether to order discovery relating to a claim of selective prosecution is reviewed for abuse of discretion. United States v. Armstrong, 48 F.3d 1508, 1512 (9th Cir.1995) (en banc).
"Whether a jury instruction properly states the law of entrapment is a pure question of law subject to de novo review." United States v. Lessard, 17 F.3d 303, 304 (9th Cir.1994).
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