State v. Keeper

The State of Florida filed an information charging the appellees with violation of statutes of this State by the possession of marijuana, all parts thereof. The basis for the issuance of the search warrant was information obtained from confidential informants.

At a motion to suppress hearing, the trial court required the State to produce the names of the confidential informants or, in lieu thereof, suffer the dismissal of the information. The State declined to disclose the names and, therefore, the information was dismissed. This appeal ensued.

Subsequent to the rendition of the order involved…