Michaels v. State

STONE, Judge.

The defendant was convicted of trafficking in cannabis. He claimed entrapment and moved for the pretrial disclosure of a confidential informant. Several hearings were held in which the officers testified as to the informant’s limited participation in the undercover operation. An in camera hearing was held with the informant in which defense counsel participated. The informant’s name was known to the defense, but the state would not disclose his address. The informant had worked on a dozen or more cases resulting in numerous convictions, and feared for his safety if his address…