State v. Rivas

The State seeks certiorari relief from two non-final orders granting, respectively, the motions filed by two co-defendants, Leonicio Rivas and Juan Rodriguez-Abrea (collectively, Defendants), two of the four co-defendants 1 in a pending criminal prosecution below, for disclosure of identity of confidential source (Cl). We grant the petition.

Defendants were charged with trafficking in cocaine and conspiracy to traffic in cocaine. Each filed a sworn motion for disclosure of identity of confidential source, alleging:

Defendant has reason to believe that the alleged informer has participated in…