United States v. Robert Revels, Iii

MEMORANDUM

Robert Revels appeals his conviction and sentence for aiding and abetting unarmed robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113 (a). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and 18 U.S.C. § 3742 , and we affirm.

Revels advances four challenges to his conviction and sentence. First, Revels argues that his conviction was not supported by sufficient evidence. There is sufficient evidence to support a conviction if, “after viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt.” Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307, 319 , 99 S.Ct. 2781 , 61 L.Ed.2d 560 (1979). Here, based on the evidence adduced by the government, a rational trier of fact could have found the elements of aiding and abetting unarmed robbery beyond a reasonable doubt. Revels was found possessing money stolen from the bank ten minutes after the robbery. An eyewitness testified that he saw Revels in the garage where two other black males were in a car that rapidly fled the area when police converged on it. Revels’ DNA was found on the ski mask that was wrapped around the Beretta. On these facts…