{"id":2888,"date":"2022-06-29T07:53:27","date_gmt":"2022-06-29T11:53:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.delsignoredefense.com\/blog\/?p=2888"},"modified":"2022-06-29T07:53:27","modified_gmt":"2022-06-29T11:53:27","slug":"is-expert-testimony-required-to-explain-email-subscriber-information-in-a-massachusetts-criminal-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.delsignoredefense.com\/blog\/is-expert-testimony-required-to-explain-email-subscriber-information-in-a-massachusetts-criminal-trial\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Expert Testimony Required To Explain Email Subscriber Information In a Massachusetts criminal trial?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As society and technology evolve, the courts need to evolve with it. A pressing issue that courts have had to deal with is the use of digital data in criminal cases against defendants, particularly emails.<\/p>\n<p>Not only can the contents of an email be evidence against a defendant, but the metadata behind the email and the account, such as date and time of creation and IP address, are being used more frequently in courts. The Court in <a href=\"https:\/\/socialaw.com\/services\/slip-opinions\/slip-opinion-details\/commonwealth-vs.-michael-w.-middleton\"><em>Commonwealth v. Michael Middleton<\/em><\/a> considered whether expert testimony is required to explain email subscriber information in a criminal case.<\/p>\n<p><u>What is the standard for admitting electronic communications?<\/u><\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.delsignoredefense.com\/blog\/is-expert-testimony-required-to-explain-email-subscriber-information-in-a-massachusetts-criminal-trial\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Is Expert Testimony Required To Explain Email Subscriber Information In a Massachusetts criminal trial?\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As society and technology evolve, the courts need to evolve with it. A pressing issue that courts have had to deal with is the use of digital data in criminal cases against defendants, particularly emails. 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