Legal Opinion
State v. Hernandez
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided June 8, 1999No. AC 17894PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
LAVERY, J.
The state appeals with the permission of the trial court from the judgment dismissing the case against the defendant, Cesáreo Hernandez, upon the state’s refusal to comply with the trial court’s order to disclose to the defendant the identity of a confidential informant. The state claims that the trial court improperly ordered it to disclose to the defendant the identity of the informant because (1) there is no evidence in the record to support a predicate factual finding that underlies the trial court’s decision to order disclosure, *708(2) the informant was a mere “tipster” who…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Honore v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1969
- State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1972
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- Burke v. AvitabileConnecticut Appellate Court · 1993
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3Cited by3 opinions
- State v. HernandezSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2000
- Crowder v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2001
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