United States v. Jeremiah Berg

KANNE, Circuit Judge.

Jeremiah S. Berg ran a cross-border smuggling scheme that traded American arms for Canadian cannabis. Later, he supplied several bags of cocaine to a dealer who unwittingly resold them to a government agent. On July 16, 2010, Berg confessed to both sets of crimes. Berg apparently hoped that his cooperation would win him leniency. Instead, the government took Berg to trial, and a jury convicted him. Berg now appeals, arguing that his two sets of crimes were improperly tried in one case and that he was denied the opportunity to call an exculpatory witness. We disagree and…