United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit ____________________ Nos. 22-2994 & 23-1461 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CHRISTOPHER ALLEN YATES and SHAWN THOMAS CONNELLY, Defendants-Appellants. ____________________

Appeals from the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois. Nos. 4:20-cr-40017-7 & 4:20-cr-40017-4 — Sara Darrow, Chief Judge. ____________________

ARGUED JANUARY 8, 2024 — DECIDED APRIL 11, 2024 ____________________

Before WOOD, SCUDDER, and ST. EVE, Circuit Judges. ST. EVE, Circuit Judge. Christopher Yates and Shawn Con- nelly appeal their sentences following convictions for conspir- ing to distribute methamphetamine. Both challenge the dis- trict court’s finding that the conspiracy involved at least 737.1 grams of “ice” methamphetamine, meaning methampheta- mine that was at least 80% pure. Yates argues that the govern- ment failed to meet its burden