Confidential Informer Privilege
Author(s): David Layton
Publication Date: April 2012
Format: PDF
Part of: 2012 National Criminal Justice Conference:
Seven, Eight, Nine: Silence, Searches and Detention
Full Binder
Description
This paper examines the nature and scope of confidential informer privilege, focusing in particular on the following topics: informer privilege and its rationale; determining whether informer privilege is engaged; the innocence-at-stake exception to informer privilege; the case-to-meet principle; informer privilege and challenging search warrants; and
defence investigations regarding an informer’s identity. |
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