U.S. v. KELLY

No. 06-1808.

519 F.3d 355 (2008)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Vernell KELLY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 10, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kruti Trivedi (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Nathaniel Cade, Jr. (argued), Michael Best & Friedrich, Milwaukee, WI, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before RIPPLE, ROVNER, and WOOD, Circuit Judges.


ROVNER, Circuit Judge.

A jury convicted of Vernell Kelly of knowingly possessing a firearm following a felony conviction, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), and knowingly and intentionally possessing, with the intent to distribute, crack cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). The district court ordered him to serve a prison term of 235 months. Kelly appeals, contending that the evidence was insufficient to establish his possession of both the...

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