People v. Ziemba

Defendant was convicted, after bench trial, of involuntary sexual servitude of a minor, traveling to meet a minor, and grooming. Evidence was sufficient to prove him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Court properly admitted transcript of text messages into evidence. There was direct and circumstantial evidence that text transcript was what State claimed it to be; undercover officer testified that he personally sent and received text messages to and from Defendant, and that he confirmed that text messages on phone matched those on computer.Tet messages are documentary evidence, and need not be authenticated as a computer-generated record. (HUDSON and SPENCE, concurring.)