United States First Circuit

Witness testimony describing someone sending a page to defendant is not offered to prove the identity of the defendant, but only to provide context for other evidence proving identity, so it is not hearsay.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/02/2001
• Published 11/02/2001

Judges

• DOUMAR, Senior District Judge., Before SELYA and LIPEZ, Circuit Judges, and DOUMAR, Senior District Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Terry Scott Nagel, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Karen L. Goodwin, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom James B. Farmer, United States Attorney, was on brief, for appellee.