State v. Cook

CONOVER, Judge.

Plaintiff-Appellant State of Indiana appeals from an order of the Hendricks Circuit Court directing the State to disclose the identity of a confidential informant to Defendant-Appellee Leonard Cook.

We reverse.

The restated issue presented for review is:

whether the defendant presented sufficient evidence to justify the disclosure of the identity of a confidential informant for purposes of challenging the probable cause of a search warrant.

The record shows state and local police officers obtained search warrants for Cook’s apartment, the tavern he owned, a small home located…