STATE v. LOVE

No. 96-1867.

691 So.2d 620 (1997)

STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Victor E. LOVE, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

April 18, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Wesley Heidt, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellant.

No appearance for Appellee.


ANTOON, Judge.

The state appeals the trial court's pretrial order suppressing from evidence a letter purportedly written by the defendant which contains incriminating admissions. We must reverse the suppression order because the trial court erred in concluding that the state failed to establish a prima facie showing of authenticity.

Marvin Monticeux, one of the defendant's two co-defendants, received an unsigned letter in the mail while both he and...

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