Authorities Cited: United States Code 18 U.S.C. § 1961(5) 18 U.S.C. § 1962(c) 18 U.S.C. § 1962(d) 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) 21 U.S.C. § 846 Supreme Court 443 U.S. 307, 319 492 U.S. 229, 243 507 U.S. 170, 183 522 U.S. 52, 65 543 U.S. 220 Circuit Courts 244 F.2d 575 480 F.2d 1228, 1244 532 F.2d 697, 698 561 F.2d 663, 670 571 F.2d 880, 897-899 594 F.2d 558, 561-562 630 F.2d 804 664 F.2d 971 723 F.2d 1250, 1260 725 F.2d 1040, 1044-1047 777 F.2d 1105, 1116 895 F.2d 1135, 1141 896 F.2d 206, 209 935 F.2d 553, 573 949 F.2d 1183, 1192 6 F.3d 924, 943 12 F.3d 540, 567 90 F.3d 1110, 1120 112 F.3d 226, 229 164 F.3d 989, 1001-1002 169 F.3d 352, 362 173 F.3d 584, 589 227 F.3d 543, 554 231 F.3d 265, 309 237 F.3d 620, 622 250 F.3d 438, 446 268 F.3d 377, 394 313 F.3d 948, 952-962 393 F.3d 669, 676 415 F.3d 590, 593-594 436 F.3d 706, 708-709 440 F.3d 832, 847 452 F.3d 593, 603 463 F.3d 445, 457 470 F.3d 603, 608 488 F.3d 377, 387 501 F.3d 722, 724 508 F.3d 401, 406 512 F.3d 326, 331 Federal Rules of Evidence Fed. R. Evid. 401 Fed. R. Evid. 402