United States v. Veronica Cowan

972 F.2d 1344 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Veronica COWAN, Defendant-Appellant. No. 91-50573. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted July 8, 1992. Decided July 29, 1992. Before FLETCHER, O'SCANNLAIN and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges. 1 ORDER * 2 Veronica Cowan appeals her thirty-month sentence for extortion by representing herself to be an employee of the United States, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 872 . Because Cowan has waived her right to appeal, we dismiss. 3 An express waiver of the right to appeal in a negotiated plea agreement is valid if knowingly and voluntarily made, and precludes appeal if the sentence imposed is in accordance with the negotiated agreement. United States v. Bolinger, 940 F.2d 478, 480 (9th Cir.1991); United States v. Navarro-Botello, 912 F.2d 318, 321-22 (9th Cir.1990), cert. denied, 112 S.Ct. 1488 (1992). 4 In Paragraph 14 of the plea agreement,…