State v. Savage - supplemental opinion

This case is before us on a motion for rehearing filed by the appellant, Courtney J. Savage, concerning our opinion in State v. Savage , 301 Neb. 873 , 920 N.W.2d 692 (2018). We overrule the motion, but we modify the opinion as follows:

In the subsection "(a) Authentication," after the fourth sentence of the fourth paragraph, we insert the following language:

As for Savage's contention that the State did not properly authenticate messages sent to him by others, we again disagree. The State was required only to introduce testimony sufficient to establish that the evidence was what the State…