Opinion ID: 555234
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Heading: Whether Harvey was an Organizer of Criminal Activity

Text: 20 Harvey contends that the district court erred by increasing his offense level by four levels pursuant to Guidelines Sec. 3B1.1. That section instructs the district court to increase the offense level by four if the defendant was an organizer or a leader of a criminal activity that involved five or more participants or was otherwise extensive. The district court's conclusion that Harvey played such an aggravating role in the offense is a factual determination that this Court will and must affirm unless it is clearly erroneous. United States v. Sheffer, 896 F.2d 842, 846 (4th Cir.), cert. denied, 111 S.Ct.432 (1990). 21 The district court found that Harvey distributed 20,000 Tylox, set the price for the drugs, and sold the drugs to numerous individuals. In addition, the court found that Harvey used his co-defendant, Millie Davis, and three juveniles to aid him in his dealings. Together, this evidence sufficiently establishes that Harvey played an aggravating role in a scheme to sell drugs and that the district court's finding to this effect was not clearly erroneous.