Leatherwood v. State

Appellant, Kyle Leatherwood, appeals the order of restitution rendered after his open plea of no contest to the charge of grand theft. The victim did not testify at the restitution hearing regarding her opinion of the value of the four gold pieces of jewelry that were stolen by Leatherwood and never recovered. Over Leatherwood’s objections, the State sought *1155to introduce an appraisal letter from a jeweler to establish the value of the stolen jewelry. However, the State failed to properly qualify the letter as a business record pursuant to section 90.808(6) and section 90.902(11), Florida…