Roviaro v. U.S., No. 58 (U.S. Supreme Court) (353 U.S. 53; 77 S.Ct. 623) (March 25, 2057) (Justice Burton)
Here the Court held that where the disclosure of an informer's identity is crucial to the defense of an accused or essential to a fair trail, the Government's privilege to withhold such disclosure must give way.
In this landmark decision, the Court approved an ‘‘informer’s privilege’’ protecting the identity of ...
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