Carl Morgan

{{Short description|English music producer and murderer}}

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{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Carl Morgan

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| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1981}}

| origin = Winstanley Estate, Battersea, London, England

| genre = {{flatlist|

• UK garage
• grime
• hip hop

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| occupation = Producer, rapper

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| associated_acts = So Solid Crew

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Carl Morgan (born 1981) is a former producer of the rap group So Solid Crew. In October 2005, he was sentenced to 30 years for murdering a love rival.

He was tried before a jury for the murder of 24-year-old Colin Scarlett in Tooting, South London, in November 2004.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4265526.stm |title=article |publisher=BBC News |date=2005-09-20 |accessdate=2013-02-04}}{{cite web|last=Bennetto |first=Jason |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/so-solid-crew-leader-wanted-by-police-over-fatal-shooting-533526.html |title=So Solid Crew leader wanted by police over fatal shooting - Crime - UK |work=The Independent |date=2004-11-17 |accessdate=2013-02-04}}

Colin Scarlett, the partner of Morgan's ex-girlfriend (who has two children by Morgan), had beaten Morgan up earlier on the day of the murder. Morgan then returned with a gun and shot Scarlett.

The jury failed to reach a verdict on the same charge faced by So Solid Crew rapper Megaman, who faced a retrial in March 2006 where the jury was discharged before a verdict could be reached.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/4906840.stm |title=UK | England | London | Megaman murder jury is discharged |publisher=BBC News |date=2006-04-13 |accessdate=2013-02-04}} A second retrial began in September 2006, and on 28 September Megaman was found not guilty of murder at the Old Bailey.{{cn|date=September 2023}}

Morgan's trial judge recommended that he should spend at least 30 years in prison before being considered for parole, a recommendation that is expected to keep him behind bars until at least 2034 and the age of 53.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/4355766.stm |title=UK | England | London | Rap producer jailed for shooting |publisher=BBC News |date=2005-10-28 |accessdate=2013-02-04}}

Morgan appeared in So Solid Crew's video for the track "21 Seconds".{{cite web |url=http://www.burningvision.digitalresolve.co.uk/swiss_f.html |title=Burning Vision |publisher=Burningvision.digitalresolve.co.uk |accessdate=2013-02-04 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130207024250/http://www.burningvision.digitalresolve.co.uk/swiss_f.html |archivedate=2013-02-07 }}