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helpful witness defense in Florida

5 Florida opinions name it 1 courts 1989–2016 0 in the last five years

The cases below were cited by Florida courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.

Followed or applied (3)

CaseFollowedCited
State v. Zamoragreen
fladistctapp · 1988 · cited in 5 Florida opinions naming this issue, 1989–2016
2 sentences

2016Further, “where the defendant comes close to, but technically falls short of, establishing this first component of the Roviaro exception, the trial court is nonetheless required to order the state to produce the confidential informant for the court’s in camera review to determine if the subject informant is a helpful witness to the defense being raised by the defendant.” Id. (emphasis added).

2001As concerns this aspect of the informant disclosure analysis, Florida law holds that in certain circumstances "the trial court is ... required to order the state to produce the confidential informant for the court's in camera review to determine if the subject informant is a helpful witness to the defense being raised by the defendant." Zamora, 534 So.2d at 868 .

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ROKER v. Stategreen
fladistctapp · 2010 · cited in 1 Florida opinions naming this issue, 2016–2016
1 sentence

2016See also Rivas, 25 So.3d at 650 (Fla. 4th DCA 2010) (observing that “[w]hen a defendant succeeds in meeting the ‘initial burden of showing that disclosure is necessary to a specific defense, the trial court should hold an in camera hearing to determine, in fact, whether the disclosure would be relevant and helpful to the defense’”) (quoting State v. Roberts, 686 So.2d 722, 723 (Fla. 2d DCA 1997)).

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State v. Robertsgreen
fladistctapp · 1997 · cited in 1 Florida opinions naming this issue, 2016–2016
1 sentence

2016See also Rivas, 25 So.3d at 650 (Fla. 4th DCA 2010) (observing that “[w]hen a defendant succeeds in meeting the ‘initial burden of showing that disclosure is necessary to a specific defense, the trial court should hold an in camera hearing to determine, in fact, whether the disclosure would be relevant and helpful to the defense’”) (quoting State v. Roberts, 686 So.2d 722, 723 (Fla. 2d DCA 1997)).

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

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