State v. Fuentes

On defendants’ motion, the State was ordered to produce its confidential informant. The State failed to do so because it was unable to locate the informant. After reviewing the record and depositions of the investigating officers, the trial court dismissed the information under authority of Aldazabal v. State, 471 So.2d 639 (Fla. 3d DCA 1985), and State v. Jones, 247 So.2d 342 (Fla. 3d DCA 1971). We reverse.

In the present case the confidential informant was a witness. While he was present during the negotiations, he was not an active participant and did not understand much of the…