The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Merkle, 943 F.2d 56 (9th Cir. 1991):
Whether the police had reasonable suspicion to justify an investigatory stop is a mixed question of law and fact which we review de novo. United States v. Hernandez-Alvarado, 891 F.2d 1414, 1416 (9th Cir.1989).
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