No. 21-3075 ___________________________

United States of America

lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee

v.

Isaac May

lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant ___________________________

No. 21-3344 ___________________________

United States of America

lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee

v.

James Richards, also known as Richie Rich

lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant ____________

Appeals from United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas - Central ____________

Submitted: October 19, 2022 Filed: June 14, 2023 ____________ Before SMITH, Chief Judge, BENTON and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges. ____________ SMITH, Circuit Judge.

Isaac May and James Richards (collectively, “appellants”) were convicted by a jury of charges alleged in a ten-count superseding indictment for offenses committed as part of a large drug conspiracy. The district court1 sentenced them to 360 and 336 months in prison, respectively.