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THORNTON v. STATE

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239 Ga. 693 (1977)

238 S.E.2d 376

THORNTON v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided September 7, 1977.

Rehearing Denied September 27, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald P. Word, for appellant.

William F. Lee, Jr., District Attorney, Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, John C. Walden, Senior Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

HILL, Justice.

Prior to the trial of this case, the defendant sought to obtain the identity of an informer pursuant to a Brady motion (Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (83 S.C. 1194, 10 LE2d 215) (1963)). The state asserted an absolute privilege which the trial court upheld without hearing evidence.

On appeal, Thornton v. State, 238 Ga. 160 (2) (...

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