STATE v. McCOY

No. 1344-2.

10 Wn. App. 807 (1974)

521 P.2d 49

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Petitioner, v. LARRY JAMES McCOY, Respondent.

The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division Two.

March 27, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John C. Merkel, Prosecuting Attorney, and Ronald A. Franz, Deputy, for petitioner.

William Fraser, for respondent.


PEARSON, C.J.

During the trial of defendant, Larry James McCoy, on charges of possession of a controlled substance, the trial court ordered the state to disclose the identity of a secret informer. The state applied for a writ of certiorari to have the disclosure order reviewed. The state represented in its petition that the order could not be carried out without violating a confidence promised by the police to the informer, and that the state would seek dismissal...

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