U.S. v. MORGAN

No. 18-2751.

929 F.3d 411 (2019)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Kent MORGAN, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 1, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas F. McMeyer , Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Peoria, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Kathryn M. DeLong , Attorney, SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM LLP, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before Ripple, Rovner, and Barrett, Circuit Judges.


The jury deciding Kent Morgan's fate had no trouble concluding that he had possessed the 86.5 grams of methamphetamine that he conceded he tossed over the heads of inquisitive law enforcement officers in the Peoria airport on January 7, 2016. But the jury could not come to an agreement as to whether the government proved that...

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