United States v. Victoria Link Hernandez, United States of America v. Katie Laretta Smith

SCHROEDER, Circuit Judge.

Appellants Smith and Hernandez appeal their convictions under 8 U.S.C. § 1324(a)(2) (1982) of conspiracy to transport illegal aliens and aiding and abetting the transportation of illegal aliens. They contend that the district court should have suppressed evidence that military policemen discovered when they stopped appellants’ vehicle at a temporary checkpoint inside Camp Pendleton, California. The issue presented is a narrow one: whether a stop conducted at a clearly visible temporary checkpoint pursuant to a routine inspection of all vehicles for illegal aliens on a…