Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Kil Jun LEE, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2016-07-22
Citations: 655 F. App'x 590
Docket Number: No. 13-50422
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Kil Jun LEE, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before: MURGUIA, and WATFORD, Circuit Judges, and BOLTON, District Judge.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 655
Pages: 590–590

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Kil Jun LEE, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 13-50422
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Argued and Submitted July 5, 2016 Pasadena, California
FILED July 22, 2016
Jean-Claude Andre, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Stephanie Christensen, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Ryan White, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Los Angeles, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellee
James H. Locklin, Esquire, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Los Angeles, CA, for Defendant-Appellant
Before: MURGUIA, and WATFORD, Circuit Judges, and BOLTON, District Judge.
The Honorable Susan R. Bolton, United States District Judge for the District of Arizona, sitting by designation.

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Kil Jun Lee appeals his convictions and sentences for three counts of trafficking in counterfeit goods in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2320(a), contending that the convictions and sentences were multiplicitous with his convictions and sentences for three counts of smuggling the same goods under 18 U.S.C. § 545. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm as modified.
The two sets of charges stemmed from the same conduct: bringing counterfeit sexual dysfunction pills into the United States. While sections 2320(a) and 545 are not by their terms multiplicitous, here the jury was instructed that an element of guilt under § 545 was the violation of § 2320(a). As a result, the jury instructions treated trafficking in counterfeit goods under § 2320(a) as-a lesser included offense of smuggling under § 545. The jury found Lee guilty of both sets of charges, and the district court entered judgment on both sets.
While the'government can indict a defendant for both a greater and a lesser included offense, "entering judgment against him- is multiplicitous and a double jeopardy violation when it is based on the same conduct." United States v. Schales, 546 F.3d 965, 978 (9th Cir. 2008). This constituted plain error. See id. at 980. We therefore strike from the judgment the trafficking convictions and sentences on counts 1, 3, and 5, including the $300 in special assessments for those counts, and affirm the judgment as modified. See United States v. Long, 301 F.3d 1095, 1108 (9th Cir. 2002).
AFFIRMED as MODIFIED;
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.