Keith v. State

Undercofler, Presiding Justice.

The trial court sustained a motion to suppress the evidence seized during a search with a warrant when the state refused to reveal the identity of its informer for an in camera inquiry into probable cause for the issuance of the warrant. The Court of Appeals held that the trial court erred in failing to hold a hearing and exercise its discretion to decide if the informer’s name was required. State v. Keith, 139 Ga. App. 399 (228 SE2d 332) (1976). We granted certiorari to consider whether the court could compel the state to reveal its informer or to disclose the…