Opinion ID: 776551
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: Multiplicity, double jeopardy and special findings

Text: 32 Chilingirian argues that Count 33 — conspiracy to commit money laundering — and Count 1 — § 371 fraud conspiracy — charged the same conspiracy, and thus the indictment was multiplicitous. A claim that an indictment is multiplicitous should be raised before trial. Fed. R.Crim.P. 12(b)(2). Chilingirian did not raise this claim until his appeal to this court. Thus, the claim made is not timely. See United States v. Hart, 70 F.3d 854, 859-60 (6th Cir.1995). 33 Chilingirian further argues that when the court acquitted him on the § 371 conspiracy charge, the double jeopardy clause precluded the court from convicting him on the money laundering charge. The double jeopardy clause protects against successive prosecutions for the same crime and against multiple punishments for the same crime. See Missouri v. Hunter, 459 U.S. 359, 365, 103 S.Ct. 673, 74 L.Ed.2d 535 (1983); United States v. Sharpe, 996 F.2d 125, 130 (6th Cir.1993). [T]he protection against multiple prosecutions is not implicated when a defendant faces multiple charges in a single proceeding. United States v. Barrett, 933 F.2d 355, 360 (6th Cir.1991). Chilingirian was prosecuted on all of the charges in a single proceeding. He was convicted on only one count and sentenced only on that count. Thus, the double jeopardy clause is not implicated. 34 Finally, Chilingirian argues that his constitutional right to due process was violated by the district court's refusal to issue special findings. The court entered its general finding of not guilty on all of the counts except Count 33 on April 29, 1999. Later, on May 4, 1999, Chilingirian moved for special findings pursuant to Fed.R.Crim.P. 23. The court denied the motion because it was not made before the court entered its general finding. Rule 23 provides, [I]n a case tried without a jury the court shall make a general finding and shall in addition, on request made before the general finding, find the facts specially.... Thus, the district court appropriately denied the motion. See United States v. Gustafson, No. 93-4247, 1994 WL 276883, at  (6th Cir. June 21, 1994). 35