WILLIAMS
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA
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Florida courts may admit duplicate recordings as evidence absent a genuine question about authenticity, and trial courts may assess mandatory prosecution costs without requiring the State to make such a request.
[1] Duplicate recordings are admissible as evidence in Florida unless a genuine question is raised regarding the authenticity of the recording.
[2] A trial court may assess mandatory prosecution costs under Florida law without requiring an affirmative request from the State to do so.
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January 10, 2024 PER CURIAM.
AFFIRMED. See § 90.953, Fla. Stat. (allowing for the use of duplicate recordings as evidence unless a genuine question is raised about its authenticity) and Parks v. State, 371 So. 3d 392 (Fla. 1st DCA 2023) (allowing the trial court to assess a mandatory prosecution cost in the absence of a request by the State). OSTERHAUS, C.J., and ROWE and BILBREY, JJ., concur.
_____________________________ Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331.