Commonwealth v. Forlizzi
Annotate this CaseDefendant sought an order requiring the Commonwealth to disclose whether a witness cooperating against him had previously served as a confidential informant or cooperating witness. The superior court judge granted Defendant’s request, concluding that prior cooperation by the witness could be relevant to demonstrating the witness’s bias or hope of benefit or reward. The Commonwealth filed a petition for relief pursuant to Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 211, 3. A single justice of the Supreme Judicial Court affirmed. The Supreme Judicial Court affirmed, holding that the Commonwealth failed to demonstrate the presence of exceptional circumstances to warrant the Court’s review of this interlocutory matter.
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