United States v. Ted Stevenson Angwin and Christine Khamis

Opinion by District Judge BREYER; Partial Concurrence and Partial Dissent by Judge FERGUSON.

OPINION

BREYER, District Judge:

The appellants Ted Stevenson Angwin and Christine Khamis (“the defendants”) were stopped by United States Border Patrol (“USBP”) agents at a checkpoint near Niland, California. The agents inspected the motorhome the defendants were driving and found fourteen illegal aliens hiding throughout the vehicle. The defendants were indicted and, after a joint jury trial, convicted. This is an appeal from the district court’s orders: (1) declining to sever the trial; (2) excluding…