KYLE, District Judge.
Appellant James Stephen Hyatt ("Hyatt") was arrested in September 1997 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, after a confidential informant identified Hyatt as a distributor of methamphetamine, or "crank." At the time of Hyatt's arrest, he was in the process of injecting himself with a substance he identified as "meth" to a police officer. See Transcript of Sentencing Hearing ("Tr.") at 85. A search of Hyatt's hotel room uncovered approximately one ounce...
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