United States v. Brown

THOMPSON, Circuit Judge.

A nine-month long stand-off between United States Marshals (the “Marshals”) and husband and wife team, Edward and Elaine Brown, resulted in the Browns’ criminal convictions. Edward and Elaine 1 each appealed and we consolidated. Both claim that the district court committed a myriad of errors justifying reversal. After careful consideration, we reject each argument and affirm.

BACKGROUND 2

A. The Tax Evasion Trial

To put this appeal in context, we begin with another criminal matter involving the Browns. In April 2006, Edward and Elaine were indicted by a federal grand jury…