Rugendorf v. United States

Mr. Justice Douglas,

with whom

The Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Brennan and Mr. Justice Goldberg concur, dissenting.

Just prior to the presentation by the prosecution of its first witness at the trial, counsel for petitioner re*538quested the name or names of the informers mentioned in the search warrant:

“Mr. Echeles: Roviaro v. United States [353 U. S. 53], which is cited by our Seventh Circuit as authority for this proposition, states that if the informants, if the names of the informants are necessary to a proper defense or a proper presentation of the defendant’s case in attacking the search…