United States v. Houston

BEAM, Circuit Judge.

Six defendants appeal from verdicts and sentences resulting from their joint trial. The defendants were found guilty on various counts of conspiracy to manufacture and distribute “crack” cocaine, of possession with intent to distribute and manufacture cocaine, and of aiding and abetting the possession with intent to distribute cocaine.1 The government cross-appeals, *699claiming that the appellants should have been sentenced under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines. We affirm both the convictions and the sentences.

I. BACKGROUND

On August 18, 1988, Roland Adkins telephoned the…