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Roviaro v. U.S., No. 58 (U.S. Supreme Court) (353 U.S. 53; 77 S.Ct. 623) (March 25, 2057) (Justice Burton) by 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 …

U.S. v. Ramos, No. CR.A. 02-30007-MAP (D.Mass.) (210 F.Supp.2d 1) (June 4, 2002) (Judge Magistrate) by Here, the Court directed the Government to disclose to the defense, “forthwith,” the name and criminal history of a confidential informant who was directly involved in at least three of the transactions with which …

U.S. v. Raddatz, No. 79-8 (U.S. Supreme Court) (447 U.S. 667; 100 S.Ct. 2406) (June 23, 1980) (Justice Burger) by While the Supreme Court has never considered a case where a district judge rejected a credibility finding of a magistrate judge without hearing the witness whose testimony was disputed or …

U.S. v. Ham, No. Crim. 3:97cr191(AWT) (D.Conn.) (29 F.Supp.2d 67) (September 2, 1998) (Judge Alvin W. Thompson) by The Court held that the defendant met his burden of proving that in the absence of the requested disclosure he would be denied a fair trial. Here Judge Thompson held that the …