Can a federal court compel disclosure of the identity of a confidential informant?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Brown, 562 F.2d 1144 (9th Cir. 1977):
The decision whether to compel disclosure of an informant's identity at all is within the trial court's discretion. United States v. Anderson, 509 F.2d 724, 729-30 (9 Cir.
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