State v. Johnson

JOHNSON, Judge.

The only issue that we must decide is whether the trial court committed reversible error in denying defendant’s motion to com pel the State to disclose the identity of the confidential informant. In support of his motion defendant relies upon Roviaro v. United States, 353 U.S. 53, 1 L.Ed. 2d 639, 77 S.Ct. 623 (1957). In Roviaro, petitioner was charged with violating the Narcotics Drug Import and Export Act by selling heroin to a confidential informant known only as “John Doe.” Petitioner was also charged with having knowingly transported heroin to be unlawfully imported. In…