People v. Price, 2021 IL App (4th) 190043 (November). Episode 920 (Duration 10:29)
As to a proper foundation for admission, text messages are treated like any other form of documentary evidence.
[Read more…]Social Media Message Authentication Follows The Normal Rules of Authentication Says Illinois Supreme Court
People v. Brand, 2021 IL 125945 (November). Episode 919 (Duration 7:14)
These Facebook messages were sufficiently authenticated to have come from Defendant.
[Read more…]Snapchat Grooming Conviction Upheld Even Though The Request for Sex Photos Was Not Explicit
People v. Hubbell, 2021 IL App (2d) 190442 (May). Episode 897 (Duration 8:34)
Defendant said one photo of his buttock did not constitute grooming because it was not a request for the child to send, in return, a photograph of her “sex organs.
[Read more…]Snapchat Photos Alone Do Not Create a Virtual Presence as Required By a Sexual Exploitation Charge
People v. White, 2021 IL App (4th) 200354 (March). Episode 883 (Duration 4:13)
Sexual Exploitation of a Child requires an actual presence or virtual presence.
[Read more…]Twitter Messages Admitted Even Though Not Tied Back To Defendant
People v. Bell, 2021 IL App (1st) 190366 (March). Episode 881 (Duration 6:57)
Twitter messages admitted to show exactly how the victim was able to identify the defendant.
[Read more…]Facebook Self Authenticating Business Record
People v. Curry, 2020 IL App (2d) 180148 (September). Episode 827 (Duration 5:11)
I guess you can get Facebook to authenticate their records.
[Read more…]Foundation For A Facebook Message Not Complicated
People v. Brand, 2020 IL App (1st) 171728 (March). Episode 763 (Duration 10:49)
Defendant sent threatening messages to the victim using facebook.
Read moreIllinois Rules of Evidence: How To Admit And Authenticate A Facebook Post
People v. Kent, 2017 IL App (2d) 140917 (June). Episode 373 (Duration 10:29)
Admitting this Facebook post leads to murder conviction reversal.
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