Allen v. State

ON REMAND FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF FLORIDA

This case is before us on remand from the Supreme Court of Florida for reconsid eration following its decision in Yisrael v. State, 993 So.2d 952 (Fla.2008). In Yisra-el, the supreme court disapproved of our decision as it related to the admission of a release date letter from the Department of Corrections as either a business or public records exception to the hearsay rule. However, “the supreme court held that a signed release date-letter, written under seal, or a section 90.902(11) business record certification, may be used to authenticate an…