United States v. Roger Grisham

*462BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.

In early September, 1983, an informant told federal agents that he had declined a suspicious offer by Roger Grisham to sell him packaged hams. This information caused federal agents to begin surveillance at a truck brokerage company owned by Grisham. Shortly thereafter, Grisham was arrested and, on September 6, 1983, indicted by a grand jury and charged under 18 U.S.C. § 659 with possessing 23,000 pounds of purloined ham.

Prior to trial, Grisham moved for disclosure of the identity and whereabouts of the informant. The government opposed the motion, claiming that…