DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge.
Appellate review of sentencing decisions has expanded vastly since the advent of the Sentencing Guidelines in 1987, as virtually everyone even slightly touched by the system knows. The scope of that review varies, however, depending upon what is presented: sometimes there is no jurisdiction at all to entertain the issue on appeal, sometimes review is for abuse of discretion, sometimes it is for clear error, and sometimes it is de novo...
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