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State v. Milligan

Citations

  • 71 N.J. 373
  • 365 A.2d 914
  • 1976 N.J. LEXIS 161

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  • noting that other courts have found informant’s participation “important, if not determinativef,] in warranting disclosure”
  • rejecting as speculative claim that informant would impeach State police witness
  • privilege applied even though officer’s description of defendant had minor mistakes where narcotic sale occurred in defendant’s house and not on street
  • disclosure of informant's identity not required unless essential to defendant's preparation of his defense
  • \The appropriate standard for reviewing ... a motion for disclosure is to determine whether the trial court abused its discretion after weighing the competing considerations of the balancing test.\
  • \The appropriate standard for reviewing . . . a motion for disclosure is to determine whether the trial court abused its discretion after weighing the competing considerations of the balancing test.\

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Judges: Coneokd, Pashman

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