Legal Opinion
United States v. Robert Peter Russell
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 12, 1992No. 91-5110PublishedCited by 228 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LUTTIG, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Robert Peter Russell was convicted of the federal offense of first-degree murder for killing his wife, an officer in the United States Marine Corps. The evidence supporting Russell’s conviction was all circumstantial. His wife’s body has never been found, there were no witnesses to the crime, and the murder weapon has not been located.
Russell’s principal claim on appeal is that there was insufficient evidence to support his conviction. In addition, Russell challenges various evidentiary rulings by the district court; two jury instructions; and the…
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