Commonwealth v. Murphy

By Judge W. Allan Sharrett

This matter comes before the Court on Willie A. Murphy’s Motion to Compel Discovery. Defendant is charged with three counts of distribution of cocaine. Part of the evidence on which the Commonwealth’s Attorney (“the Commonwealth”) relies is an audiovisual recording of undercover drug purchases by agents of law enforcement, i.e. informants working for the Sussex County Sheriffs Department, from Defendant. Defense counsel seeks to make a copy of the videotape so that Defendant can view and hear the recording. The Commonwealth will allow defense counsel to view the…