Does the disclosure of an informant in a criminal case affect the fairness of a jury trial?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Garza, 32 Cal.App.4th 148, 38 Cal.Rptr.2d 11 (Cal. App. 1995):
To the contrary, such a disclosure might have incriminated defendant even more. "[A]n informant is not a 'material witness' nor does his nondisclosure deny the defendant a fair trial where the informant's testimony although 'material' on the issue of guilt could only further implicate rather than exonerate the defendant." (People v. Alderrou, supra, 191 Cal.App.3d at pp. 1080-1081, 236 Cal.Rptr. 740.)
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