State v. Ritchie

Following a jury trial, defendant was convicted of two counts of burglary in the first degree, three counts of aggravated theft in the first degree, seven counts of unauthorized use of a vehicle, and two counts of felon in possession of a firearm. In his sole assignment of error, defendant contends that the trial court erred in making a preliminary determination that a photograph was admissible because the state, the proponent of the photograph, failed to sufficiently authenticate it as required by OEC 901. Although defendant objected to admission of the photograph at trial, his challenge…