United States v. Williams

OPINION

Shannon Derrell Williams (“Shannon”) appeals from his convictions on various drug-related charges, including a conviction for a triple murder committed in connection with his drug activities. Finding no reversible error, we affirm.

I

The record reveals the following facts. Shannon and four other individuals were named in a multi-count indictment arising out of their involvement in a loose-knit association of drug dealers that controlled an open-air drug market at the corner of Milton Street and Maryland Avenue in Richmond, Virginia. The dealers involved in the drug operation, sometimes…