United States v. David Vernon Tank

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• holding government met authentication burden where, among other things, defendant admitted that screenname used in disputed text messages belonged to him
• holding government made a prima face showing of authenticity under Rule 901(a) in part because several co-conspirators testified that the defendant was the person who showed up to a meeting that they had arranged with the person who used that screen name
• finding proponent of 11 chat logs presented sufficient evidence of authenticity where testimony explained how 12 witness created the logs and stated they “appeared to be an accurate representation of the 13 chat room conversations”
• “We review a district court’s finding that evidence is supported by a proper foundation for an abuse of discretion.”
• author of chat room 9 message identified when he showed up at arranged meeting
• defendant admitted that screen name used in text messages was his, and witnesses testified that “when they arranged a meeting with the person who used [that screen name], it was Tank who showed up”

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