Legal Opinion

Glover v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided April 8, 1992No. A92A0300PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Johnson, Judge.

Jimmy Lee Glover (Glover) appeals from his conviction of possession of cocaine and the denial of his motion for a new trial.

1. Glover’s first enumeration is that the trial court erred in failing to conduct a hearing on his Brady motion to disclose the identity of the State’s confidential informant. This enumeration is without merit.

“[A] general Brady motion does not normally encompass the disclosure of the identity of a confidential informant.” Adams v. State, 196 Ga. App. 804, 805 (1) (397 SE2d 153) (1990). “This court has held that a defendant must make a motion to reveal the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Adams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
  2. State v. MorrisCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Jordan v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1995

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