Is a defendant entitled to disclose the name of an informer prior to trial?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Escoto, 185 Cal.App.2d 599, 8 Cal.Rptr. 488 (Cal. App. 1960):
Defendant says he 'was entitled to a disclosure of the name of the informant at a time properly in advance of the trial.' There is nothing in the record to indicate he made any effort to learn the name of the informer prior to trial. Not having done so, he cannot complain of nondisclosure before trial. Cf. People v. Norman, 177 Cal.App.2d 59, 63-64, 1 Cal.Rptr. 699.
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