Sylvester Blue v. United States

BRIGHT, Circuit Judge.

Following a jury trial, Sylvester Blue was convicted of unlawfully possessing a United States Treasury check which he knew had been stolen from the mails, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1708, and of falsely impersonating the payee of the check, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 914. The district court imposed a general sentence of three years for both violations. 1 Blue appeals, contending (1) that the trial court improperly permitted a postal inspector to testify to statements made to him by Blue on July 7, 1975, following Blue’s arrest on a state charge, and on July 15, 1975,…