IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 96-10978
Summary Calendar
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
CHRISTINE T. MCDOWELL,
Defendant-Appellant.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Northern District of Texas
USDC No. 3:96-CR-140-X
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March 25, 1997
Before WISDOM, KING and SMITH, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Christine T. McDowell appeals her sentence following a
guilty plea and conviction for making, uttering, and possessing
counterfeit securities. 18 U.S.C. § 513(a). McDowell argues
that the district court erred in upwardly departing by increasing
her offense level rather than by considering each intermediate
criminal history category. She argues that the district court’s
justification for the extent of the departure was erroneous. She
also contends that the court relied on a factor already
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Pursuant to Local Rule 47.5, the court has determined
that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent
except under the limited circumstances set forth in Local Rule
47.5.4.
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considered by the guidelines in upwardly departing. McDowell has
not demonstrated plain error with respect to her arguments that
the district court abused its discretion in imposing an upward
departure from the guidelines. United States v. Olano, 507 U.S.
725, 731-37 (1993); Koon v. United States, 116 S. Ct. 2035, 2047-
48 (1996).
AFFIRMED.