CA5: Def’s contesting authenticity of jail calls let the govt establish they came from jail

Not a search claim: Admission of jail telephone calls didn’t undermine the presumption of innocence. Defendant wouldn’t stipulate to authenticity so the government had to establish the source of the calls. United States v. Arayatanon, 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 35922 (5th Cir. Nov. 13, 2020).

Failure to press a motion to suppress in the trial court waives the issue for appeal. State v. Scheibe, 2020 Wash. App. LEXIS 3018 (Nov. 16, 2020) (unpublished).*

A motion to suppress that is general and makes no factual assertions is denied. A search warrant has a presumption of validity, and the defense has to show something to get a hearing. United States v. Kinsey, 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 213951 (W.D. N.Y. Oct. 23, 2020).*

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