What is the current state of the law on the use of confidential informants in criminal investigations?
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The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Velandia, 19 F.3d 1442 (9th Cir. 1994):
The government has a "strong interest in protecting the valuable resources of the informant in drug investigations." Id. "[I]nformers whose identities are revealed prior to trial are often 'among the missing' when the trial date finally arrives." Hernandez, 608 F.2d at 745 (quoting United States v. Pennick, 500 F.2d 184, 186 (10th Cir.), cert. denied, 419 U.S. 1051 (1974)).
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