GOWDY v. STATE

No. 89-KA-0463.

592 So.2d 29 (1991)

James E. GOWDY and John L. Gowdy v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

December 4, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rogers J. Druhet and Leslie C. Gates, Meridian, for appellants.

Mike C. Moore, Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before DAN M. LEE, P.J., and ROBERTSON and McRAE, JJ.


ROBERTSON, Justice, for the Court:

I.

At its core, this sale-of-cocaine case concerns the Circuit Court's duty when, some two months prior to trial, it orders the prosecution "to make diligent efforts to obtain the address of the confidential informer" who set up the two sales, and where on the eve of trial, it becomes apparent the prosecution has done nothing and the informer is still missing, in the face of which the defense moves for a continuance. The...

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