Opinion ID: 761496
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Text: 2 In May 1997, a grand jury returned a two-count indictment charging Clarence Ray South with attempting to manufacture methamphetamine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and with possessing a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). After the court dismissed the firearms count, a jury convicted Mr. South of attempting to manufacture methamphetamine in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), and the court sentenced him to 175 months imprisonment. Mr. South appeals his conviction and sentence, arguing that: (1) the district court erred when it admitted an affidavit he signed into evidence; (2) there was insufficient evidence to support his conviction; and (3) the district court improperly calculated the amount of methamphetamine for sentencing purposes. We affirm both Mr. South's conviction and sentence.