Legal Opinion
State v. Barber
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided April 15, 1993No. 90-KA-1855PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
617 So.2d 974 (1993)
STATE of Louisiana
v.
Henry BARBER.
No. 90-KA-1855.
Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.
April 15, 1993.
Sally W. Hyatt, New Orleans, for appellant.
Harry F. Connick, Dist. Atty. of Orleans Parish, David L. Arena, Asst. Dist. Atty., New Orleans, for appellee.
Before ARMSTRONG, PLOTKIN and JONES, JJ.
PLOTKIN, Judge.
This appeal raises the issue of whether an interpreter is required to be present during the trial of a deaf or severely hearing-impaired defendant. In the instant case, we hold that an interpreter for the defendant was required to be present during trial.…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Joseph Ferrell v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- State v. DecuireLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1992
3Cited by4 opinions
- State v. LopesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2001
- Commonwealth v. WallaceSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
- People v. JamesColorado Court of Appeals · 1996
- Opinion Number, Louisiana Attorney General Reports1995