United States v. Olivia Danita Cook-Lamkin

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NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Olivia Danita COOK-LAMKIN, Defendant-Appellant. No. 91-50100. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Aug. 24, 1992. * Decided Aug. 27, 1992. Before BRUNETTI, RYMER and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Olivia Danita Cook-Lamkin appeals her conviction by jury trial for two counts of passing altered money orders, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 500 , and two counts of theft of government property, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 641 . She also appeals her sentence under the Sentencing Guidelines. She contends that the district court erred by (1) refusing to permit her to plead nolo contendere and (2) imposing an excessive fine. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm. 3 "An individual accused of crime may voluntarily, knowingly, and understandingly consent to the imposition of a prison sentence even if [s]he is…