Massachusetts Appeals Court
January 26, 2011
Docket No. 09-P-2284
Solicitation to Commit Felony, Prostitution, Business Record, Authentication, Best Evidence Rule
The defendant was convicted of attempted rape of a child and solicitation of a prostitute. On appeal, the defendant challenged whether an account printout of an electronic document and e-mail correspondence between the defendant and the state trooper, claiming to be a child, should have been admitted at trial. The Appeals Court found no error and affirmed the convictions.