(DOWNLOAD) "Ernest Michaels v. State Florida" by Court of Appeal of Florida # Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Ernest Michaels v. State Florida
- Author : Court of Appeal of Florida
- Release Date : January 22, 1987
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 62 KB
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STONE, J. The defendant was convicted of trafficking in cannabis. He claimed entrapment and moved for the pretrial disclosure of a confidential informant. Several hearings were held in which the officers testified as to the informant's limited participation in the undercover operation. An in camera hearing was held with the informant in which defense counsel participated. The informant's name was known to the defense, but the state would not disclose his address. The informant had worked on a dozen or more cases resulting in numerous convictions, and feared for his safety if his address were known. The defense sought the address in anticipation that it might lead to impeachment information. The state did not plan to ask the informant to testify and had so advised the court. Before the state of the trial, the judge ordered the state to produce the informant for deposition. The state advised the court that they were not able to contact him. After the trial has started, the informant was produced by the state for deposition.