Commonwealth v. Roebuck

OPINION

CAPPY, Justice.

This Court granted allocatur in order to review the burdens of proof and the proper procedures in applying the CarterRoviaro test1 to criminal prosecutions where a confidential informant is an eyewitness to the crime and the defendant seeks the disclosure of the informant’s identity for purposes of preparing a defense at trial.

Appellant, Nathaniel Roebuck, was charged -with two counts each of Possession of a Controlled Substance, 35 P.S. § 780-113 (a) (16), Possession with Intent to Deliver, 35 P.S. § 780-113 (a) (30), Delivery of a Controlled Substance, 35 P.S. §…