United States v. Sung Kwon

FILED NOT FOR PUBLICATION FEB 27 2014 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 13-10229 Plaintiff - Appellee, D.C. No. 1:12-cr-00041-FMTG v. MEMORANDUM* SUNG O. KWON, Defendant - Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Guam Frances Tydingco-Gatewood, Chief Judge, Presiding Submitted February 18, 2014** Before: ALARCÓN, O’SCANNLAIN, and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges. Sung O. Kwon appeals from the 37-month sentence imposed following his guilty-plea conviction for importation of methamphetamine hydrochloride, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 952 and 960. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm. * This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). Kwon contends that the district court erred by granting a two-level role adjustment rather than a three- or four-level adjustment under U.S.S.G. § 3B1.2. We review for clear error. See United States v. Tankersley, 537 F.3d 1100, 1110 (9th Cir. 2008). The district court did not clearly err because the record reflects that Kwon was entrusted with a substantial amount of methamphetamine, and he traveled from the Philippines to Guam on three occasions as a part of the criminal enterprise. See United States v. Rodriguez-Castro, 641 F.3d 1189, 1193 (9th Cir. 2011). AFFIRMED. 2 13-10229