United States v. Booker T. Wright

GODBOLD, Chief Judge:

Appellant was convicted of several counts arising from the robbery of a United States post office and subsequent negotiations of stolen money orders. 1

The court did not err in denying Wright’s motion for directed verdict of acquittal as to Count Five, violation of 18 U.S.C. § 641 and 18 U.S.C. § 2, on the ground the government failed to prove the value of the property stolen, a postal money order machine and two validating plates, alleged to have a value in excess of $100. The government introduced no direct evidence of value or cost of the machine and plates. In cases…