People v. Dawkins
Annotate this CaseDefendant, convicted of first degree burglary, contended that the audio recording of a 9-1-1 call was inadmissible in evidence because it was not properly authenticated. The court concluded that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in making its section 403 determination that the audio recording was properly admitted into evidence. It is settled that computer systems that automatically record data in real time, especially on government-maintained computers, are presumed to be accurate. In this case, a deputy's testimony generally about the computer system's operation and his downloading of computer data was sufficient, in combination with the content of the recording, to establish the recording was genuine and what the prosecution claimed it was. Accordingly, the court affirmed the judgment.
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