STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. RICKY SESSOMS (A-1488-09T4) 5-17-10
On the strength of an affidavit purportedly authored by a
confidential informant, a defendant charged with drug and
weapons possession offenses obtained a pretrial order compelling
the State to "confirm or deny" the informant's identity. We
reverse the order, as the privilege belongs to the State and not
the informer, and the circumstances in this case did not satisfy
the "disclosure" exception found in N.J.R.E. 516.
