Carter v. United States

TERRY, Associate Judge:

The government has a qualified privilege not to reveal the exact location of a concealed surveillance post used by police officers in their continuing battle against drug traffic. In this case, as in the past, the government refused to reveal the location of one such observation post. Appellant challenges the trial court’s refusal to compel its disclosure. Since we find no error in the trial court’s decision, and since we see no merit in appellant’s other arguments, we affirm his conviction of distribution of heroin.

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One afternoon in August 1989, Officer Ralph Nitz of…