State v. Cruz

The state seeks common law certiorari review of a non-final order excluding the testimony of a confidential informant at trial. We conclude that the lower court’s order departed from the essential requirements of law. Accordingly, we grant the petition and quash the order under review.

Jorge Santiago Cruz was charged with one count of attempted trafficking in cocaine and one count of conspiracy to sell, manufacture, or deliver cocaine. His defense counsel filed a request for certain information about the confidential informant (“Cl”) used in this case pursuant to Kyles v. Whitley, 514 U.S.…