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STATE v. BUTLER

No. 83-60.

9 Ohio St. 3d 156 (1984)

THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLANT, v. BUTLER, APPELLEE.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided February 15, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Simon L. Leis, Jr., prosecuting attorney, Mr. Christian J. Schaefer and Mr. Raymond C. Groneman, for appellant.

Messrs. Sirkin, Pinoles & Schwartz and Mr. Martin S. Pinoles, for appellee.

Per Curiam.

The issue presented in this appeal is whether the identity of the police informant who negotiated the transaction resulting in appellee's arrest and conviction must be revealed in light of State v. Williams (1983), 4 Ohio St.3d 74, and its predecessors. We hold that Williams does not require divulgence of this informant's identity, and thus reverse the judgment of the court of appeals...

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