United States v. Boyd

Erik Boyd, Demetrius Boyd, Anthony Gillis, and Lionel Johnson (collectively, Defendants) appeal their convictions and sentences for various drug and firearm crimes. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

I

Gillis, his brothers Erik Boyd and Demetrius Boyd, and his friend Johnson were involved in a crack cocaine trafficking conspiracy between 1998 and 2004. At trial, the Government presented testimony from several witnesses who were customers of the Defendants.

One of the early customers was Robin Williams. She had been a neighbor of Gillis and his brothers, and she bought crack cocaine from…