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COMMONWEALTH v. GANDIA

SJC-13341.

492 Mass. 1004 (2023)

COMMONWEALTH v. JONATHAN GANDIA.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts.

May 19, 2023.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael W. Locke, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Joseph N. Schneiderman for the respondent.

Luke Ryan, Molly Ryan Strehorn, & Joshua M. Daniels, for Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, amicus curiae, submitted a brief.

This case is one of two that we decide today in which the Commonwealth seeks relief from a trial court order requiring it to disclose information regarding a confidential informant. See Commonwealth v. Whitfield, 492 Mass. 61 (2023).1 For the reasons discussed infra, we conclude that the motion judge abused her discretion by failing to conduct the two-stage inquiry applicable to such motions. See id. at 68-69; Commonwealth v. Bonnett, ...

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