United States v. Robert L. Russell

Robert Russell appeals his conviction for three counts of aiding and abetting the passing and uttering of forged and altered United States postal money orders in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2(a) and 500. Russell asserts the trial court improperly admitted prior inconsistent statements made by the government’s chief witness to the grand jury and to investigating agents from the United States Postal Service. Russell also challenges the sufficiency of the evidence against him. We affirm.

In February of 1982, a burglar stole seventy-two United States postal money orders and other items from the…