People v. Todaro

Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County, rendered May 13, 1974, convicting her of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third and seventh degrees, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence. Judgment reversed, as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice, and new trial ordered. The main issue presented on this appeal is whether, under the circumstances of this case, *612there should have been disclosure of a confidential informant’s identity and production of the informant for interrogation, in camera, before the Trial Judge. The prosecution’s…