United States v. Richard Anthony Myers

Appellant Anthony Myers challenges both the district court’s finding that he was competent to enter into a plea agreement, in which he pled guilty to conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine with intent to distribute, and the district court’s sentence for this crime. We affirm the district court in all respects.

I.

FACTS AND PRIOR PROCEEDINGS

In December of 1989, undercover government agents met with Anthony Myers and his companion, Mary Floyd, to conduct negotiations for the sale of ephedrine, a precursor ingredient for methamphetamine. Myers and Floyd were acting as brokers for a customer that manufactured methamphetamine and were interested in purchasing ephedrine over a one or two year period. At this meeting, Myers and Floyd provided the undercover agents with a twelve gram sample of methamphetamine produced by their customer. The agents reciprocally showed a barrel of the ephedrine, which Myers taste-tested. The meeting ended with Myers and Floyd agreeing to contact the agents with information about the quantity and price desired by the customer.

On December 19, 1989, the undercover officers and their informant met with Myers and Floyd, as well as the customer and his…