Garner v. State

HERRMANN, Chief Justice:

The defendant, James Garner, seeks review of his conviction for robbery. The question presented is whether the State may avoid revealing the substance of an informant’s tip upon the basis of which an arrest was made, there being no other basis for a finding of probable cause for the arrest.

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The victim was robbed by a man wearing a stocking mask. Although unaware of the robber’s identity, the victim was able to identify William E. Smith, the other defendant in the case, as being present at the scene of the robbery. A search for Smith was begun.

A few days later, a…