United States v. Moody

JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:

Louis Moody, Detroit Hines, and Derrick Woodard were convicted of crimes related to illegal drug sales. They appeal, and we affirm.

I

The defendants were involved in crack cocaine sales in the “Fish Bowl,” 1 a part of the Poly neighborhood located in east Fort Worth, Texas. The Fort Worth Police Department (“FWPD”) had difficulty policing the Fish Bowl, which served as a base for several drug dealers.

One of these was Holmes, who sold crack in Fort Worth from 2004 to 2006. Initially, he worked for a drug partnership consisting of defendant Hines, his brother Darryl…