State v. Northway

OPINION

PETERSON, Judge.

On appeal from a conviction of livestock theft, appellant Brian Northway challenges the district court’s ruling that a copy of a report with a United States Department of Agriculture heading was inadmissible because it was not authenticated. We conclude that the district court properly excluded the document from evidence and affirm North-way’s conviction.

FACTS

Northway was charged under Minn.Stat. § 609.551, subd. 1(b) (1996), with a felony offense, theft of livestock valued at greater than $300. Northway admitted stealing a cow. The sole issue for trial was the cow’s…