Wilson v. State

OPINION

COATS, Chief Judge.

In this case, the superior court sealed a search warrant affidavit because certain details in that affidavit would have revealed the identity of a confidential police informant. After the search was conducted and the defendant was indicted, the defendant asked the court to unseal the affidavit so that the defendant could find out the court's basis for issuing the warrant. The court again found that certain details in the affidavit would tend to reveal the identity of the informant, and so refused to unseal the affidavit.

Under Evidence Rule 509(a), the government has…