United States v. Bateman

Richard David Bateman was convicted after a jury trial of conspiring to manufacture methamphetamine and to possess methamphetamine with the intent to distribute (21 U.S.C. §§ 841 (a)(1), 846)); manufacturing and attempting to manufacture methamphetamine ((21 U.S.C. §§ 841 (a)(1), 846)); possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute (21 U.S.C. § 841 (a)(1)); and using or carrying a firearm during the commission of a drug trafficking crime (18 U.S.C. § 924 (c)(1)). Bateman waived a jury trial and was convicted after a bench trial of being an ex-felon in possession of a firearm (18 U.S.C. § 922 (g)(1)).