The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Harvey, 661 F.2d 767 (9th Cir. 1981):
6 Even though the district court "did the right thing for the wrong reason", we must affirm its judgment. We must affirm if the result is correct. Helvering v. Gowran, 302 U.S. 238, 245, 58 S.Ct. 154, 158, 82 L.Ed. 224 (1937); United States v. Best, 573 F.2d 1095, 1100-01 (9th Cir. 1978); United States v. Stevens, 548 F.2d 1360, 1363 n.9 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 430 U.S. 975, 97 S.Ct. 1666, 52 L.Ed.2d 369 (1977).
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