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COM. v. PAYNE

540 Pa. 54 (1994)

656 A.2d 77

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Anthony Allen PAYNE, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided December 22, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael D. Foglia, Pittsburgh, PA, for appellant.

Robert E. Colville, Dist. Atty., Claire C. Capristo, Deputy Dist. Atty., Edward Marcus Clark, Kevin F. McCarthy, Asst. Dist. Attys., Pittsburgh, for appellee.

George S. Leone, Asst. Dist. Atty., Kathy L. Echternach, Asst. Chief-Appeals Div., for Amicus Curiae, Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association.

Before NIX, C.J., and FLAHERTY, ZAPPALA, PAPADAKOS, CAPPY and CASTILLE, JJ.

OPINION OF THE COURT

PAPADAKOS, Justice.

This case involves the question of whether the identity of a witness to a crime, where the witness also informed against Appellant, Anthony Allen Payne, at an earlier point in time, must be revealed to the defense at the price of dismissing the charges if it is not done. Under the following facts, we hold that the witness's identity must be revealed or the prosecution dropped.

Appellant was convicted...

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