United States v. Sharif Kader Hamdan

56 F.3d 74 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Sharif Kader HAMDAN, Defendant-Appellant. No. 94-10389. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted May 2, 1995. * Decided May 5, 1995. Before: WALLACE, Chief Judge, HUG and NOONAN, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Sharif Kader Hamdan appeals the six-month sentence and fines imposed following his guilty plea to unauthorized acquisition of food stamps, in violation of 7 U.S.C. Sec. 2024 (b), and redeeming illegally received food stamps, in violation of 7 U.S.C. Sec. 2024 (c). Hamdan contends that the district court erred by imposing a $10,000 fine and a fine representing the costs of imprisonment and supervised release. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 , and affirm. 3 First, Hamdan is mistaken that the district court upwardly departed in fixing the amount of the fines. With an adjusted offense level of 8, the fine range was $1,000 to…