People v. Williams

Defendant was convicted on two counts of selling narcotics in violation of section 11500 of the Health and Safety Code, and he appeals, contending that the trial court erred in failing to strike the testimony of a police officer who refused to disclose the identity of an informer. *357Officer Benty was the only witness for the prosecution, and he testified as follows with regard to two transactions which occurred about three months before defendant’s indictment and arrest: On February 4, 1957, Benty was standing on East Fifth Street in Los Angeles with an informer who had been used by the police…