Commonwealth v. Roberts

This is an appeal from a conviction for the unlawful sale of heroin.

*85Appellant posits that he is entitled to a new trial because the court below improperly denied his Pre-trial Motion1 requesting disclosure of the name and address of a police informant who allegedly was the only neutral witness to the drug sale in question, where Appellant’s defense was that of “mistaken identity.”

We find Appellant’s contention to be without merit and, therefore, affirm the judgment of sentence of the lower court.

The facts are as follows:

On April 8, 1976, at approximately 10:45 P.M., Officer Michael Troutner…