State v. Whittey

Following a jury trial, the defendant, Joseph Whittey, was convicted of attempted murder. See RSA 629:1; RSA 630:1-a. Whittey appeals his conviction, alleging that the Superior Court (Manias, J.) misapplied New Hampshire Rule of Evidence 509(c)(2) and, as a consequence, erroneously denied his request for discovery of a confidential informant’s identity. We affirm.

The pertinent facts of this case are as follows. Whittey shot James Fortier in the neck from the foyer of Fortier’s apartment on December 18, 1988. The next day, police found 12.3 grams of cocaine, a triple beam scale, a bottle of…