United States v. John Wesley Morehead, Sr., John Wesley Morehead, Jr., and Jackie Ray Hill

BALDOCK, Circuit Judge.

Defendants-appellants John Wesley Morehead, Sr. (“Senior”), John Wesley Morehead, Jr. (“Junior”), and Jackie Ray Hill appeal their convictions and sentences following a jury verdict on various conspiracy and substantive charges relating to the cultivation, .distribution and possession of marijuana and the use of firearms. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and 18 U.S.C. § 3742(a)(2).

This prosecution stemmed from the inadvertent discovery by state law enforcement officers of marijuana plants at Senior’s residence. Senior lived in a house located in a rural…