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* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that
this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except
under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4.
United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
F I L E D
December 12, 2006
Charles R. Fulbruge III
Clerk
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 06-30219
Conference Calendar
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
JASON RAKEL, also known as Jason David Rakel,
Defendant-Appellant.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Western District of Louisiana
USDC No. 5:05-CR-50079-2
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Before KING, WIENER, and OWEN, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Jason Rakel appeals his conviction for conspiracy to
distribute methamphetamine. For the first time on appeal, he
argues that his guilty plea was not supported by a sufficient
factual basis. We hold that Rakel’s admitted purchase of 70.7
grams of methamphetamine in a two-week period is indicative of
distribution, not personal use. Consequently, the district court
did not plainly err in accepting his plea. See United States v.
Palmer, 456 F.3d 484, 489, 492 (5th Cir. 2006).
AFFIRMED.
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