United States v. Brent Lloyd Mosley, Jr.

Brent Lloyd Mosley, Jr., appeals his conviction for the armed robbery of the Union National Bank in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113(d). His sole ground of error relates to the trial court’s admission of “prior inconsistent statements” offered by the government as substantive evidence of Mosley’s participation in the bank robbery.

On September 17, 1976, one Harvey Fields made a tape-recorded statement before a state prosecuting attorney which implicated Mosley in the September 15 robbery of the Union National Bank. Prior to making his statement Fields was placed under oath and advised of his…