How have courts dealt with a motion to discover the identity of an informant in a criminal case?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Cervantes, B292142 (Cal. App. 2019):

review the trial court's ruling denying the motion to discover the informant's identity for abuse of discretion. (Davis v. Superior Court (2010) 186 Cal.App.4th 1272, 1277.)

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