Opinion ID: 1149666
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Heading: did the trial court err in failing to grant defendant's motion to compel?

Text: Defendant filed a motion to compel pursuant to Uniform Criminal Rules of Circuit Court Practice 4.06 demanding statements of any informants as well as the work product of the prosecution. The State is not required to disclose names of informants unless the confidential informant is to be produced at a hearing or trial, or if a failure to disclose his identity will infringe the constitutional rights of the accused, or if the informant was an eyewitness to the events constituting the charge against the defendant. Rule 4.06(b)(2); Garvis v. State, 483 So.2d 312, 316 (Miss. 1986); Arnett v. State, 532 So.2d 1003, 1008 (Miss. 1988). The court properly denied defendants motion.