Beauchman

MEMORANDUM *

A jury convicted James H. Beauchman of conspiring to manufacture 500 or more grams of methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841 and 846, and of possessing two firearms “in furtherance” of his drug trafficking crimes, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924 . On appeal, Beauchman challenges the sufficiency of the evidence used to convict him on these two counts. Because the government presented ample evidence during Beauchman’s trial to support the jury’s findings, we affirm both convictions. We also hold that Beauchman’s Sixth Amendment right to counsel was not violated when the government presented evidence of an inculpatory statement Beauchman made, post-indictment and without counsel, to a federal agent. Finally, we do not address Beauchman’s *589 sentencing-related claim because he has waived the issue.

I.

Beauchman first argues that the government failed to present sufficient evidence that he conspired to manufacture 500 or more grams of methamphetamine because it produced only 9.8 grams of pure methamphetamine from a flask police seized from Beauchman’s garage. That flask, however, contained 1500 grams of a substance which, according to trial testimony from…