The following excerpt is from U.S. v. J.G.R., 955 F.2d 48 (9th Cir. 1992):
We review de novo the legality of a sentence and the district court's interpretation of a federal statute. United States v. Marco L., 868 F.2d 1121, 1123 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 493 U.S. 956 (1989).
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