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Fla. Stat. § 90.901 (2025)
Requirement of authentication or identification.
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90.901 Requirement of authentication or identification.—Authentication or identification of evidence is required as a condition precedent to its admissibility. The requirements of this section are satisfied by evidence sufficient to support a finding that the matter in question is what its proponent claims.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 92
cases (13 in the last 5 years), 1983–2025 · leading case: Coday v. State, 946 So. 2d 988 (Fla. 2006).
Coday v. State, 946 So. 2d 988 (Fla. 2006). “See § 90.901, Fla. Stat. (1997). Authentication or identification of evidence may include examination of its appearance, contents, substance, internal patterns, or other distinctive characteristics in conjunction with the circumstances.”
Khadafy Kareem Mullens v. State of Florida, 197 So. 3d 16 (Fla. 2016). “See § 90.901, Fla. Stat. (2008). The requirement of authentication is “satisfied by evidence sufficient to support a finding that the document in question is what the proponent claims.”
Gosciminski v. State, 132 So. 3d 678 (Fla. 2013). “” § 90.901, Fla. Stat. (2009); see also State v.”
Paul Christopher Hildwin v. State of Florida, 141 So. 3d 1178 (Fla. 2014). “” § 90.901, Fla. Stat. (2013). In this case, the items of evidence in question were found in the victim’s car, in which the victim was also found, and were all admitted at the initial trial.”
Jackson v. State, 979 So. 2d 1153 (Fla. 5th DCA 2008). “This requirement can be satisfied "by evidence sufficient to support a finding that the matter in question is what its proponent claims.”
Arkheem J. Lamb v. State of Florida, 246 So. 3d 400 (Fla. 4th DCA 2018). “” § 90.901, Fla. Stat. (2016). The mere fact that an item appears online does not make it self- authenticating.”
Third Fed. Sav. & Loan Associaiton of Cleveland v. Leah G. Koulouvaris a/ k/ a Leah Koulouvaris, 247 So. 3d 652 (Fla. 2d DCA 2018). “See § 90.901, Fla. Stat. (2012) ("Authentication or identification of evidence is required as a condition precedent to its admissibility.”
Oquendo v. State, 2 So. 3d 1001 (Fla. 4th DCA 2008). “§ 90.901, Fla. Stat. (2007). The state has not suggested that the tape it provided was part of the record or previously admitted into evidence.”
Loren v. State, 518 So. 2d 342 (Fla. 1st DCA 1987). “1983) (under evidence code, section 90.901, Florida Statutes (1981), the trial judge must evaluate each instance on its own merits, there being no specific list of requirements for such determination, and unless "clearly erroneous," the trial court's determination of matters…”
Warwick Corp. v. Turetsky, 227 So. 3d 621 (Fla. 4th DCA 2017). “See § 90.901, Fla. Stat. (2016). (stating that authentication requires the proponent of the evidence to offer evidence “to support a finding that the matter in question is what its proponent claims”); Sunbelt Health Care v.”
Justus v. State, 438 So. 2d 358 (Fla. 1983). “" § 90.901, Fla. Stat. (1981). In determining whether the evidence submitted is sufficient for this purpose, the trial judge must evaluate each instance on its own merits, there being no specific list of requirements for such a determination.”
United Auto. Ins. Co. v. Est. of Levine ex rel. Howard, 87 So. 3d 782 (Fla. 3d DCA 2011). “” § 90.901, Fla. Stat. (2009). "Before a writing with claimed juridical effect may be received, some showing of the authorship, and the authority to execute the instrument will be required.”
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