Legal Opinion
State v. Jackson
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided January 7, 1997No. 15428PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMcdonald, J.
At issue in this appeal is whether the trial court properly ordered the disclosure of the identity of a person who acted as a police informant in a narcotics sale.
The defendant, Otis Jackson, was charged with the sale of cocaine in violation of General Statutes § 2 la-278 (b).1 After learning that an informant had been instrumental in his arrest, the defendant moved for disclosure of the informant’s identity. The trial court, O’Keefe, J., granted the defendant’s motion, concluding that disclosure was mandated by the defendant’s claim of mistaken identity. After the state refused to disclose…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Roviaro v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Scher v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- State v. WebbSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
- State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1972
- James Corbett Churder v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1968
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- State v. GarciaSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2005
- State v. VanmanivongWisconsin Supreme Court · 2003
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