State v. Flowers

QUILLEN, Judge:

The case at bar presents the difficult question of the accused’s right to, and the prosecution’s privilege against, disclosure of the identity of an informer. See Annot. 76 A.L.R.2d 262.

In this case, the State presented evidence which showed that' an unnamed informer introduced a police officer to the defendant and the defendant sold the police officer heroin. The defense was alibi. Disclosure of the identity of the informer was not required at trial. Defendant was convicted by a jury. 1 Defendant has, among other things, moved for a new trial because of the Court’s ruling on…