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COM. v. ROEBUCK

545 Pa. 471 (1996)

681 A.2d 1279

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Nathaniel ROEBUCK, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided July 31, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alisa N. Carr, Pittsburgh, for N. Roebuck.

Kemal A. Mericli, Elizabeth Brown, Pittsburgh, for Com.

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

OPINION

CAPPY, Justice.

This Court granted allocatur in order to review the burdens of proof and the proper procedures in applying the Carter-Roviaro test1 to criminal prosecutions where a confidential informant is an eyewitness to the crime and the defendant seeks the disclosure of the informant's identity for purposes of preparing a defense at trial.

Appellant, Nathaniel Roebuck, was charged with two counts...

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