Opinion ID: 621564
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Heading: standard of review

Text: This Court applies a mixed standard of review in evaluating a district court’s ruling on a motion to suppress. United States v. Howard, 621 F.3d 433, 450 (6th Cir. 2010). The district court’s findings of fact are reviewed for clear error, while any related conclusions of law are reviewed de novo. Id. The ultimate question of whether the police had reasonable suspicion to perform a protective frisk is a mixed question of law and fact that we review de novo. See United States v. Hudson, 405 F.3d 425, 431 (6th Cir. 2005) (internal citations omitted). A factual finding is clearly erroneous when the reviewing court is left with the definite and firm conviction that a mistake has been committed. Howard, 621 F.3d at 450 (citing United States v. Smith, 594 F.3d 530, 535 (6th Cir. 2010)). This Court gives considerable deference to the district court’s credibility determinations. Hudson, 405 F.3d at 431. A decision on a motion to suppress must be considered in the light most favorable to the party that prevailed in the court below. Smith, 594 F.3d at 535.