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873 So. 2d 1255

Smith v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida · decided 2004-05-28

Relies on Suwannee Swifty Stores, Inc. v. Georgia Lottery Corp. · Taylor v. State · Keesal v. First Healthcare Corp.

Decided 2004-05-28

PER CURIAM.

¶1Affirmed. See Taylor v. State, 855 So.2d 1 (Fla.2003), cert. denied, — U.S. ——, 124 S.Ct. 1605, 158 L.Ed.2d 248 (2004); State v. Taplis, 684 So.2d 214 (Fla. 5th DCA 1996), review dismissed, 703 So.2d 453 (Fla.1997), both standing for the proposition that a party attempting to exclude otherwise relevant evidence on the basis of a gap in the chain of custody must show a likelihood or probability of tampering.

THOMPSON, MONACO, and TORPY, JJ., concur.
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