State v. Acosta

136 Argued and submitted March 4, reversed and remanded May 5, 2021 STATE OF OREGON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ADRIAN ALEXANDER ACOSTA, Defendant-Respondent. Douglas County Circuit Court 18CR44726; A169268

489 P3d 608

The state appeals after the trial court’s pretrial exclusion of Facebook mes- sages that were purportedly exchanged between defendant and a police detective setting up a methamphetamine delivery. The trial court ruled that the messages were inadmissible on two distinct grounds: (1) the state failed to authenticate the messages, and (2) they were hearsay in light of the state’s…