Commonwealth v. Pritchett
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Spaeth, J.,
This appeal by the Commonwealth raises several issues concerning when the Commonwealth must disclose the identity of an informant as an aid to a defendant in the preparation of his defense.
Defendant was charged with felonious possession and sale of narcotics. Evidence in support of the charges was presented at a preliminary hearing before the Honorable Paul A. Dandridge. Pennsylvania State Trooper Edward I. Bowers testified that on May 28, 1971, an informant named “Louie” introduced him to defendant and told defendant that Bowers wanted to buy drugs. Bowers had had no…
Also in this document: Concurrence.
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Roviaro v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Williams v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Wardius v. OregonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- State v. DotsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1971
- Commonwealth v. CarterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
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3Cited by36 opinions
- Commonwealth v. HerronSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- Commonwealth v. RoebuckSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
- Commonwealth v. BonasorteSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
- Commonwealth v. WilliamsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Commonwealth v. MickensSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
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