United States v. Scott A. Thompson
United States v. Scott A. Thompson
Opinion
Having considered the briefs and heard oral argument in this appeal, we readily conclude that the conviction and sentence are due to be affirmed. The record on appeal that is before us does not disclose that the evidence Appellant Thompson contends should have been suppressed was actually admitted against him at the trial. The burden is on the appellant to put before this Court a sufficient record to establish the predicate for his contentions on appeal, and Thompson has not done that.
We add one more point about the text messages that Thompson contends were belatedly obtained from the LG cell phone. Even if we were to go beyond the record and assume that those text messages were admitted at trial, and further assume that the parties’ representations about the other evidence admitted at trial are true, it is clear that any error in admitting the LG cell phone text messages was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt.
AFFIRMED.
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