The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Payseur, 905 F.2d 291 (9th Cir. 1990):
The legality of a sentence imposed by the district court is a question of law reviewed de novo. United States v. Pomazi, 851 F.2d 244, 247 (9th Cir.1988).
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