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U.S. v. AKINS

No. 12-40515.

746 F.3d 590 (2014)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Kendrick Tyshawn AKINS; Rafael Carrae Edwards, also known as Fel; Marco Demon Perkins; Clovis Shantez Liggins, also known as Shantez, also known as Black; Donnell Leshone Walters, also known as Scooter; Stacy Lynn Gage; Tommy Deshone Perkins, also known as Shawn, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 25, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bradley Elliot Visosky , Assistant U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of Texas, Heather Harris Rattan, Esq. , Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Piano, TX, Traci Lynne Kenner , Assistant U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of Texas, Tyler, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Carlo D'Angelo , Counsel, Tyler, TX, Seth Kretzer , Law Offices of Seth Kretzer, Houston, TX, Phillip Linder, Esq. , Barrett Bright Lassiter Linder , James C. Belt, Jr., Esq. , Law Office of James C. Belt, Jr., Dallas, TX, Donald Keith Hoover , Nix, Hoover & Kreck, Sherman, TX, Gerald Wayne Cobb , Cobb Law, Denton, TX, Derk Allan Wadas , Rosenthal & Wadas, P.L.L.C., McKinney, TX, for Defendants-Appellants.

Before HIGGINBOTHAM, OWEN, and HIGGINSON, Circuit Judges.

PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:

Kendrick Tyshawn Akins and six others (collectively, "Appellants") were convicted and sentenced for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 5 kilograms or more of cocaine ("powder cocaine"), 50 grams or more of cocaine base ("crack cocaine"), and 1,000 kilograms or more of marijuana, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a), 846. They timely appealed. We affirm.

I. Background

In 2008, the Drug...

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