United States v. Willis

MANION, Circuit Judge.

Antwon Willis and Ericka Simmons were convicted of conspiracy to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin and sentenced to 235 months’ and 108 months’ imprisonment, respectively. They appeal their convictions, claiming there was an impermissible variance from the indictment. They also claim the jury pool failed to include a fair cross-section of their community because only one of the 48 members of the venire was black. Simmons also challenges the district court’s jury instruction related to the amount of heroin involved in her offense. Finally, Simmons argues that the…