United States Ninth Circuit

Bank robbery defendant not entitled to learn identity of confidential informant where his defense was that he was framed and bank employees positively identified him, making the informant's motives for disclosure irrelevant to the issue of defendant's guilt.

Appellate Information

• Argued 08/08/2000
• Decided 12/11/2000
• Published 12/11/2000

Judges

• DAVID R. THOMPSON, Circuit Judge:, Before:  THOMPSON, T.G. NELSON, and SILVERMAN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Thomas C. Naylor, Henderson, Nevada, for the defendant-appellant., Walter L. Ayers, Asst. U.S. Atty., Las Vegas, Nevada, for the plaintiff-appellee.