Collins v. Hudson

LAMBERT, Chief Justice.

This wrongful death case was brought by the administratrix of a police informant who was murdered by a person against whom he had informed after his identity had been disclosed by law enforcement officials. The issue before this Court is whether the officials had a statutory or common law duty to tell the informant that his identity had been revealed to defense counsel so that he could protect himself.

In September 1992, Franklin County Deputy Sheriff Joe Thornsberry and Frankfort Police Officer Dale Roberts re*2ceived information about a series of thefts in the Franklin…