Opinion ID: 219844
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Heading: The District Court's Relevant Conduct Finding

Text: First, the district court did not clearly err in concluding that Johnson possessed and sold or intended to sell the crack discussed in the intercepted calls on July 1, 2, and 6, and August 14, 20 and 31. Johnson concedes that there is sufficient evidence for the district court to have found that he possessed with intent to distribute the 3.5 grams of crack discussed in the July 2 calls, which formed the basis of his conviction. There is also record evidence indicating that he met Venson on August 14 shortly after requesting crack from him on an intercepted call, and that he intended to resell the drugs shortly after Venson delivered them. Johnson correctly points out that there is less evidence that he possessed and distributed or intended to distribute the drugs he ordered on the other calls. But after reviewing the record, we are not left with the firm and definite conviction that a mistake has been made. Cross, 430 F.3d at 410 (internal quotation marks and citation omitted). We similarly find no clear error in the district court's decision that a pack referred to 1 gram of crack, a basketball 3.5 grams of crack, and a quarter pounder with cheese 7 grams of crack. While the intercepted calls between Johnson and Venson do not indicate the quantities of drugs to which the code words they used refer, other record evidence, including testimony from Tosumbua Parker, one of Johnson's co-defendants, and a concession by Johnson's trial counsel, supports the district court's conclusion. Despite our conclusion that there is enough evidence to affirm the district court's relevant conduct finding, however, Johnson correctly points out that we must reverse if the evidence was not sufficiently reliable. See United States v. Wilson, 502 F.3d 718, 721-22 (7th Cir.2007); Acosta, 85 F.3d at 281-82. He specifically contends that Parker, Agent Michael Culloton, and Agent Wilson provided unreliable testimony. While they could have provided stronger testimony, after reviewing the record, we find sufficient indicia of reliability that their relevant testimony was likely accurate.