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· 8/15/2023

Sergio Ferero v. Humberto Guzman

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  • holding that right to a fair criminal trial overrode government-asserted informer’s privilege and required disclosure of informer’s identity and information
  • holding that right to a fair criminal trial overrode government-asserted informer's privilege and required disclosure of informer's identity and information
  • holding that informer’s privilege must yield to disclosure at trial if necessary to a “fair determination”
  • concluding that disclosure was appropriate where the informer “was the sole participant, other than the accused, in the transaction charged”
  • holding that informer’s privilege must yield to disclosure at trial if necessary to a “fair determination”
  • holding that disclosure of an informant’s identity is only required if the information from the informant is relevant

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