Commonwealth v. Vasquez

The defendant was convicted, after a jury trial, of trafficking in fourteen to twenty-eight grams of heroin, G. L. c. 94C, § 32E(c )(1), and trafficking in fourteen to twenty-eight grams of cocaine, G. L. c. 94C, § 32E(b )(1). He raises two arguments in this direct appeal. First, he contends that it was an abuse of discretion to deny his motion for mistrial. Second, he contends that his pretrial motion to disclose the identity of a confidential informant should not have been denied without an in camera hearing. Because we conclude that under Roviaro v. United States, 353 U.S. 53 (1957), and…