State v. Outlaw

This is a review of the court of appeals decision1 which reversed the judgment of the circuit court for Winnebago county, WILLIAM H. CARVER, Circuit Judge. The issue in the case concerns the respective obligations of the state and a defendant in circumstances where the informer privilege, sec. 905.10 (1), Stats., is invoked by the state and the defendant proceeds under the provisions of sec. 905.10(3) (b).2 *114More specifically, the state, the petitioner on this review, asserts that the court of appeals erred when it held that, when the in camera procedure authorized by sec. 905.10 *115is conducted…