United States v. Brazel

LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Senior Circuit Judge.

These appeals are from the convictions of seven individuals charged with drug trafficking offenses following a jury trial that took place in the United States District Court for the Middie District of Florida, Tampa Division. Defendants-appellants Levine Archer, Ralph Brazel, Norman Burgess, Willie Jefferson, Charles Hubbard, Sharvonne McKinnon, and Marlon McNealy were allegedly all associated with an organization led by Ronald Mathis (a/k/a “Romeo” or “Rome”) in St. Petersburg, Florida, that engaged in the distribution of crack cocaine. On October 23,…