GIBSON v. STATE

No. 112, September Term, 1992.

331 Md. 16 (1993)

626 A.2d 44

MARIO TROY GIBSON A/K/A WARREN TROY GIBSON v. STATE OF MARYLAND.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

June 14, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Melissa M. Moore, Asst. Public Defender (Stephen E. Harris, Public Defender, both on brief), both of Baltimore, for petitioner.

Kreg Paul Greer, Asst. Atty. Gen. (J. Joseph Curran, Jr., Atty. Gen., both on brief), both of Baltimore, for respondent.

Argued before MURPHY, C.J., ELDRIDGE, RODOWSKY, McAULIFFE, CHASANOW, KARWACKI and ROBERT M. BELL, JJ.


CHASANOW, Judge.

This case is before this Court for the second time on the identical issue, namely how to balance the State's interest in concealing a confidential informant's identity against the defendant's need for disclosure of the informant's identity in preparation for trial. For the reasons discussed below, we hold that under the balancing test we have previously enunciated, the facts of this case compel disclosure of the informant's identity to the defense...

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