Antonio Glenn was arrested and charged with various narcotics and weapons offenses, based on information provided to the police by a confidential informant. He filed a motion to compel the State to disclose the identity of the informant; in response, the State invoked the informant's privilege, OCGA 24-9-27 (d). The trial court granted Glenn's motion to compel disclosure and the State sought and was granted interlocutory review in the Court of Appeals, which reversed the judgment of the trial court. State v. Glenn, 236 Ga. App. 512 (512 SE2d 660) (1999). We granted Glenn's petition for writ of certiorari to determine whether the Court of Appeals had jurisdiction to entertain the State's appeal. 1. The State does not have a right of appeal in criminal cases, except as provided by OCGA 5-7-1. 1 State v. Smith, 268 Ga. 75 (485 SE2d 491) (1997). That Code section sets out the limited instances in which an appeal may be taken by the State in criminal cases to the appropriate appellate court. The state may appeal from any order, decision, or judgment: (1) setting aside or dismissing an indictment or accusation, (2) arresting a judgment of conviction on legal grounds, (3) sustaining a plea in bar, (4) sustaining a pre-trial motion to suppress, or (5) transferring certain cases to juvenile court. In each instance, the trial court has rendered a decision that either expressly or implicitly resolves the case by preventing further prosecution of the criminal charge in superior court. Ritter v. State, 269 Ga. 884, 885 (2) ( 506 SE2d 857) (1998). In construing OCGA 5-7-1 strictly against the State as we are bound to do, Berky v. State, 266 Ga. 28 (463 SE2d 891) (1995), we conclude that there was no authority for the State to appeal from the grant of a motion to disclose the identity of the confidential informant. It was not among the enumerated instances set forth above, nor was the order dispositive of the charges against Glenn. Ritter, supra. Accordingly, the Court of Appeals was without jurisdiction to entertain the State's application for appeal. 2. Because the initial question of jurisdiction is dispositive of the case, we need not consider whether the State's application for interlocutory appeal was timely under OCGA 5-6-34 (b). 2We therefore vacate the judgment of the Court of Appeals and remand to that court with direction that the State's appeal be dismissed. | 
