United States v. Charles Victor Cole

In 1996, authorities seized an operational methamphetamine laboratory — including glassware, ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, and manufacturing paraphernalia — from the residence of Charles Victor Cole; they also seized some actual methamphetamine in liquid and powder form. Cole later pleaded guilty to one count of manufacturing methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), and the district court sentenced him to 151 months imprisonment and 3 years supervised release. Cole appeals his sentence, arguing that the district court erred in calculating the amount of methamphetamine that could…