Case Name: William POWELL, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1978-10-18
Citations: 364 So. 2d 495
Docket Number: No. HH-111
Parties: William POWELL, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: MELVIN, J., concurs.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 364
Pages: 495–495

Head Matter:
William POWELL, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. HH-111.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
Oct. 18, 1978.
Rehearing Denied Dec. 12, 1978.
Michael J. Minerva, Public Defender, and Janice G. Scott, Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.
Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., and Richard W. Prospect, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Opinion:
MILLS, Acting Chief Judge.
Appellant seeks review of his conviction for possession and sale of a controlled substance, to wit: heroin, urging that the trial court erred in denying his motion for disclosure of the identity of a confidential informer. The facts herein are virtually identical to those expressed in McCants v. State, 363 So.2d 362 (Fla. 1st DCA 1978), HH-217, opinion filed September 21, 1978, and thus the decision therein is dispositive of the issue raised here. Accordingly, since in our view the court did not err in refusing to require disclosure of the identity of the confidential informant, the judgments and sentences are AFFIRMED.
MELVIN, J., concurs.
ERVIN, J., dissents.