Mack v. State
Mack v. State
Opinion of the Court
Hosea Mack seeks to reverse a final judgment and conviction. We affirm.
Mack seeks a new trial, arguing the trial court reversibly erred when it allowed the prosecution’s expert fingerprint witness to testify that certain latent fingerprints taken at a crime scene two years earlier matched the defendant’s fingerprints, without having authenticated the latents with the testimony of the police detective who actually lifted the prints at the crime scene. We review the trial court’s evidentiary rulings for abuse of
The State did not rely solely on fingerprint evidence to establish guilt,
Affirmed.
. The two most directly affected witnesses immediately identified the defendant from photo lineups and in court.
. Section 90.901, Florida Statutes (2010), requires the authentication or identification of a document prior to its admission into evidence. The requirements of this section are satisfied by evidence sufficient to support a finding that the document in question is what its proponent claims. Authentication or identification of evidence may include examination of its appearance, contents, substance, internal patterns, or other distinctive characteristics in conjunction with the circumstances. See Coday v. State, 946 So.2d 988, 1000 (Fla. 2006).
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