United States v. Small

MURPHY, Circuit Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

Defendants-appellants Willie Small, Alvin Green, Theolian Lloyd, Sammy Lee Woods, George Murray, and Tommy Jones were convicted in United States District Court for the District of Colorado of various drug offenses arising out of a large-scale crack cocaine distribution conspiracy operating in the Denver area. Defendants-appellants Dwayne Van Dyke and Dawan Eugene Smith pleaded guilty to offenses arising out of the same drug conspiracy. Appellants now appeal various aspects of their convictions and sentences. This court previously consolidated the appeals…