STATE v. NATSON

No. 95-2479.

661 So.2d 926 (1995)

STATE of Florida, Petitioner, v. Robert NATSON, Respondent.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

October 18, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Melynda L. Melear, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for petitioner.

James O. Walker, III, Pompano Beach, for respondent.


STEVENSON, Judge.

The state petitions for certiorari review of an order of the circuit court requiring disclosure of the name and address of a private citizen who provided the police with a crime tip. The crime tip, concerning possible illegal drug activity, led the police to conduct a controlled buy which, in turn, led to the respondent's arrest. The trial court refused to determine whether the citizen should be afforded the general protections of anonymity regularly...

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