COM. v. MILLER


513 Pa. 118 (1986)

518 A.2d 1187

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Alvin MILLER, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided December 15, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. Packel, Chief/Appeals Div., Philadelphia, for appellant.

Robert B. Lawler, Chief/Appeals Div., Gaele McLaughlin Barthold, Chief/Prosecution Appeals, Steven J. Cooperstein, Philadelphia, for appellee.

Before NIX, C.J., and LARSEN, FLAHERTY, McDERMOTT, HUTCHINSON, ZAPPALA and PAPADAKOS, JJ.


OPINION

NIX, Chief Justice.*

The issue that confronts us here is whether in a criminal case the Commonwealth, on the ground of protecting the anonymity and safety of a confidential informant, has the right to exclude defense counsel from an in camera inquiry into the veracity of search-warrant recitals alleging the past reliability of the informant.

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