COM. v. MARSH

No. 54 EAP 2008.

997 A.2d 318 (2010)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant v. Ali MARSH, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided June 23, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anthony V. Pomeranz, Hugh J. Burns, Jr., Philadelphia District Attorney's Office, for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Laurence Anthony Narcisi, Guy R. Sciolla, Philadelphia, for Ali Marsh.

BEFORE: CASTILLE, C.J., SAYLOR, EAKIN, BAER, TODD, McCAFFERY, GREENSPAN, JJ.


OPINION ANNOUNCING THE JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

Justice McCAFFERY.

We granted allowance of appeal in this matter to provide greater clarity regarding the circumstances under which disclosure of a confidential informant's identity should be made to a criminal defendant. The trial court and Superior Court determined that a balancing of factors in this case tipped in favor of disclosure of the informant's identity. However, the fact that Ali Marsh ("Appellee"...

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