Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit January 14, 2009, 08-1611 (United States v. Strode)

MANION, Circuit Judge.

After a five-day trial, a jury convicted Christopher Strode of two counts of conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute 1,000 kilograms or more of marijuana in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 846, one count of manufacturing with the intent to distribute 100 marijuana plants in violation of 21 U.S.C.