Can a search warrant be unsealed and disclose the identity of a confidential informant?

Defendant has requested this court to review the sealed portion of the search warrant affidavit and the in camera hearing to determine whether the trial court erred in denying his motion to unseal the search warrant and disclose the confidential informant. We have done so, and we have determined that the sealed portion of the warrant, either standing alone or in conjunction with the unsealed portion, established probable cause. We have further determined that defendant was not entitled to learn the identity of the informant; the informant provided no exculpatory information. (Davis v. Superior Court (2010) 186 Cal.App.4th 1272, 1277.)

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