Is there any evidence that an informant is a material witness on the issue of guilt?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Ramos, D074429 (Cal. App. 2020):
There is no evidence that the recording is incomplete or defectively recorded. "The mere assertion that [an] informant is a material witness on [the] issue [of guilt], without any plausible support therefor" is insufficient. (People v. Fried (1989) 214 Cal.App.3d 1309, 1315.)
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