Opinion ID: 788500
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: Daniel McGill

Text: 26 Daniel McGill first met John Robinson, Defendant's brother, in Los Angeles sometime in 1994 or 1995, and he met Defendant in California in 1995. In approximately April of 2000, McGill moved to Knoxville, Tennessee, upon John Robinson's suggestion that he work with Defendant picking up packages and doing odd jobs for Defendant's uncle. 27 McGill could not recall at trial when he first opened a mailbox at Mailboxes, Etc., but he testified that he was involved in picking up packages as early as April or May of 2000. Indeed, even prior to his arrival in Tennessee, McGill testified that he was aware of Defendant's involvement in picking up packages, and that some of these packages may have contained marijuana. As part of this scheme, he and Defendant acquired false identification, with McGill making passport photos and Defendant sending them off for preparation. McGill then used this identification to open mailboxes at three different Mailboxes, Etc. locations. 28 McGill testified that, after obtaining these mailboxes, he and Defendant discussed a source of marijuana. According to McGill, Defendant told him he could make money by simply picking up packages of marijuana when they arrived, provided that a source could be arranged. McGill suggested co-defendant William Barnes, who he knew from North Carolina during the late 1980's. McGill contacted Barnes, who arranged for delivery to the mailboxes he and Defendant had rented. For picking up the arriving packages, which averaged fifteen pounds each, McGill was paid approximately $600 per week by Robinson and Barnes. 14 McGill also testified that, at Barnes's direction, he wired approximately $5000-$7000 a week to California to pay the source. To pick up the packages, McGill used rental cars provided by Robinson. 29 McGill testified on cross examination that, as of Defendant's arrest following the controlled delivery on May 19, 2000, his business relationship with Defendant ceased, though he continued to work with Barnes. When asked whether he participated in any transactions with Robinson's girlfriend, Dena Carmichael, McGill testified that his dealings were solely with Robinson, and that, as far as if he was in agreement with anyone else, I chose not to be — not to know about it. (J.A. at 702.)