[PUBLISH] In the United States Court of Appeals For the Eleventh Circuit

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No. 18-12569 ____________________ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus MARIO DEMITRIC STOWERS,

Defendant-Appellant.

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Appeals from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia D.C. Docket No. 2:16-cr-00010-RWS-JCF-8 ____________________ USCA11 Case: 18-12569 Date Filed: 04/20/2022 Page: 2 of 40

2 Opinion of the Court 18-12569

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No. 18-15289 ____________________ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus CARLOS SANCHEZ,

Defendant-Appellant.

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