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STATE v. DABON

No. 57741.

337 So.2d 502 (1976)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee, v. Louis DABON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

September 13, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Maurice T. Hattier, Orleans Indigent Defender Program, New Orleans, for defendant-appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Harry F. Connick, Dist. Atty., Louise S. Korns, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.

TATE, Justice.

The defendant was convicted of possession of heroin with intent to distribute it, La.R.S. 40:966 (1973), and sentenced to life imprisonment. Upon his appeal, he relies upon one assignment of error.

The assignment relates to the failure of the state to disclose the name of a confidential informant. The defendant argues that obtaining this identity was essential to his defense.

We find no merit to this assignment: As will be elaborated...

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