WILSON

v.

UNITED STATES

Citator

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• United States v. Zenon Hernandez, 913 F.2d 1506 (10th Cir. 1990)
  …t the time the firearm was received. See United States v. Igbatayo, 764 F. 2d 1039, 1040 (5th Cir.) (failure of alien to maintain student non-immigrant status at time of firearm purchase subjected him to prosecution under § 922(a)(6)), cert. denied, 474 U.S. 862, 106 S.Ct. 177, 88 L.Ed.2d 147 (1985). Because aliens in the process of applying for legalization of their immigration status may not be deported, 8 U.S.C. §§ 1160(d) & 1255a(e), they are not unlawfully in the United States and thereby subject to…
• United States v. Davidson, 936 F.2d 856 (6th Cir. 1991)
  …“Under Rule 8(b) multiple defendants may be joined only if a sufficient nexus exists between the defendants and the single or multiple acts or transactions charged as offenses.” United States v. Johnson, 763 F. 2d 773, 775 (6th Cir.), cert. denied, 474 U.S. 862, 106 S.Ct. 178, 88 L.Ed.2d 148 (1985). However, we have held that “Rule 8(b) should be construed to favor joinder in order to promote judicial economy.” Id. at 776. Even if joinder is proper under Rule 8, the court may grant a severance under Rule…