United States v. Dwayne Townsend

87 F.3d 1325 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Dwayne TOWNSEND, Defendant-Appellant. No. 95-50444. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted June 3, 1996. * Decided June 21, 1996. 1 Before: BRUNETTI and RYMER, Circuit Judges, and TANNER, ** District Judge. 2 MEMORANDUM *** 3 Dwayne Townsend appeals his 15-month sentence imposed upon a guilty plea to one count of conspiracy to possess and utter forged checks in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371 , and one count of possessing and uttering a second, forged check in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 513 (a). [ER 1]. The district court had jurisdiction pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3231 . We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we AFFIRM. STATEMENT OF FACTS 4 On September 23, 1994, Defendant and one of his coconspirators, May Martinez, deposited two forged checks into two different banks in an attempt to obtain money from the banks into…