BOSTON FIVE CENTS SAVINGS BANK ET AL.

v.

CITY OF NEW BEDFORD

Citator

Cited By

• Judd v. State, 781 So. 2d 440 (Fla. 4th DCA 2001)
  …helpful to the defense of an accused, or is essential to a fair determination of the cause, the privilege must give way.” Id. at 2. The court then cited to the rule of fairness adopted by the United States Supreme Court in Roviaro v. United States, 358 U.S. 53, 62, 77 S.Ct. 623,1 L.Ed.2d 639 (1957), in which the court stated: We believe that no fixed rule with respect to disclosure is justifiable. The problem is one that calls for balancing the public interest in protecting the flow of information agains…
• United States v. Aguirre, 716 F.2d 293 (5th Cir. 1983)
  …s case was harmless. C. Location of Informant The government generally is privileged to withhold from disclosure the identity of persons who furnish information regarding violation of the law to law enforcement officials. Roviaro v. United States, 358 U.S. 53, 59, 77 S.Ct. 623, 627, 1 L.Ed.2d 639 (1957). If the identity of the informant has been disclosed to “those who would have cause to resent the communication,” however, the privilege is no longer applicable. 353 U.S. at 60, 77 S.Ct. at 627. Although…