Legal Opinion
United States v. Glaberise Morgan
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 6, 1997No. 96-3428PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ESCHBACH, Circuit Judge.
Glaberise Morgan appeals his conviction of illegal possession of a firearm by a felon in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g), claiming that the prosecutor made improper comments during closing arguments which violated his due process right to a fair trial. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and, for the reasons stated below, we affirm.
I. Background
During the small hours of an April morning, police officers on patrol in Springfield, Illinois, noticed defendant Morgan duck behind a house. Thinking this was suspicious, they began to follow him in their patrol car,…
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