Legal Opinion

People v. Bernard

Colorado Court of Appeals

Decided May 23, 2013No. Court of Appeals No. 12CA0495PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge TERRY

{1 Defendant, Ronald Huey Bernard, Jr., appeals the judgment of conviction entered following a jury verdict finding him guilty of one count of violating a protection order. We affirm.

12 As an issue of first impression, we consider the requirements for proper authentication of e-mails under CRE 901. We conclude that e-mails may be authenticated (1) through testimony explaining that they are what they purport to be; or (2) through consideration of distinctive characteristics shown by an examination of their contents and substance in light of the cireumstances of the case.

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2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. People v. IbarraSupreme Court of Colorado · 1993
  2. Dempsey v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 2005
  3. People v. MelilloSupreme Court of Colorado · 2001
  4. United States v. Mohamed SiddiquiCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2000
  5. United States v. Ronnanita FlukerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2012

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. People v. GloverColorado Court of Appeals · 2015
  2. v. Dominguez-CastorColorado Court of Appeals · 2020
  3. People v. RussellColorado Court of Appeals · 2014
  4. v. HamiltonColorado Court of Appeals · 2019
  5. People v. HeislerColorado Court of Appeals · 2017

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