Legal Opinion
United States v. Robinson
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 4, 1996No. Nos. 95-50577, 95-50580PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMAS, Circuit Judge:
Sandra Robinson and Warren Giles pled guilty to criminal charges filed as a result of a government counterfeit credit card sting operation. They claim on appeal that because the sting operation precluded the possibility of actual pecuniary loss, the court erred by enhancing their sentences under U.S.S.G. § 2F1.1 for the loss they hoped, expected and intended to cause. We disagree and affirm.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
In June of 1994, a confidential informant (“Cl”) advised the government that Robinson and Giles were manufacturing and selling counterfeit credit cards. In…
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