96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 6623, 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 10,838 United States of America v. Sandra Patricia Robinson, Aka: Sandra Robinson, United States of America v. Warren Giles

94 F.3d 1325 96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 6623 , 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 10,838 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Sandra Patricia ROBINSON, aka: Sandra Robinson, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Warren GILES, Defendant-Appellant. Nos. 95-50577, 95-50580. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Aug. 9, 1996. Decided Sept. 4, 1996. Neison M. Marks, Deputy Federal Public Defender, Los Angeles, California; Philip Deitch, Los Angeles, California, for defendants-appellants. Randall R. Lee, Assistant United States Attorney, Los Angeles, California, for plaintiff-appellee. Appeals from the United States District Court for the Central District of California, Lourdes G. Baird, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CR-94-00758-LGB. Before: D.W. NELSON, T.G. NELSON, and THOMAS, Circuit Judges. THOMAS, Circuit Judge: 1 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.…