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State v. Burney

Citations

  • 362 S.E.2d 635
  • 294 S.C. 61
  • 1987 S.C. LEXIS 356

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  • State not required to reveal name of confidential informant unless an active participant in the criminal transaction
  • disclosure required where informer introduced séller by different last name, and where police report written by testifying officer did not describe seller as having defendant’s moustache or missing teeth, and did not accurately describe defendant’s height
  • declining to compel the identification of a “tipster.”
  • declining to compel the identification of a \tipster.\

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Judges: Chandler, Ness, Gregory, Harwell, Finney

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