What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?
Washington
I recently went to trial prior to trial in the motion to suppress due to non disclosure of the identity of CI the informant did not appear but his name was given so the motion was denied.
Later in Trial the CI also did not appear yet the prosecuter quoted him although there was not even a written statement. The motion to dismiss due to the only physical witness to any crime the CI not being there was also denied. Unbelievably I was still found guilty on only circumstantial evidence that the prosecuter deemed reliable repeatedly to the jurors. The Ci had also been arrested 4 other times during the timeframe after I was charged to the time of trial for crimes of the same nature as the charges that were dropped for him to become Ci in first place. Is this standard for a criminal drug case? I believe the prosecutional misconduct was in play if so what are the steps I should take?
Washington
I recently went to trial prior to trial in the motion to suppress due to non disclosure of the identity of CI the informant did not appear but his name was given so the motion was denied.
Later in Trial the CI also did not appear yet the prosecuter quoted him although there was not even a written statement. The motion to dismiss due to the only physical witness to any crime the CI not being there was also denied. Unbelievably I was still found guilty on only circumstantial evidence that the prosecuter deemed reliable repeatedly to the jurors. The Ci had also been arrested 4 other times during the timeframe after I was charged to the time of trial for crimes of the same nature as the charges that were dropped for him to become Ci in first place. Is this standard for a criminal drug case? I believe the prosecutional misconduct was in play if so what are the steps I should take?