United States v. Bagaric
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
706 F.2d 42 (1983)
Relevant factsFree
A letter discovered during a search of Logarusic's (defendant's) home referenced people he knew, was signed with fugitive Baresic's known alias, bore a postmark from Paraguay where Baresic lived, and described being sought by Sweden as a "terrorist," matching independent trial testimony that Baresic was wanted in Sweden for murdering the Yugoslavian ambassador; Logarusic was convicted at his RICO trial and appealed, arguing the letter was improperly authenticated as being from Baresic.
IssueFree
Whether a writing may be authenticated and admitted into evidence based on circumstantial evidence sufficient to support a finding that the writing is what its proponent claims.