COMMONWEALTH v. GANDIA

SJC-13341.

492 Mass. 1004 (2023)

COMMONWEALTH v. JONATHAN GANDIA.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts.

May 19, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael W. Locke , Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Joseph N. Schneiderman for the respondent.

Luke Ryan , Molly Ryan Strehorn , & Joshua M. Daniels , for Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, amicus curiae, submitted a brief.


This case is one of two that we decide today in which the Commonwealth seeks relief from a trial court order requiring it to disclose information regarding a confidential informant. See Commonwealth v. Whitfield, 492 Mass. 61 (2023).1 For the reasons discussed infra, we conclude that the motion judge abused her discretion by failing to conduct the two-stage inquiry applicable to such motions. See id. at 68-69; Commonwealth v. Bonnett, ...

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