Legal Opinion
People v. Carreon
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 31, 1984No. Crim. 5839PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
WOOLPERT, J.
Located in the central area of California where many non-English-speaking people live, we are not surprised by the number of recent appeals which have raised questions concerning the right of a defendant in a criminal case to a personal, sworn interpreter. Oral argument in three such cases having just been concluded, we publish this opinion and use it by reference in the others.
It is not disputed that defendant’s first language is Spanish and that his grasp of English is sufficiently limited to have required the services of an interpreter. A defense interpreter 1 was…
2Cases cited52 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- People v. WatsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1956
- Dusky v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- United States v. AtkinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
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3Cited by29 opinions
- State v. MunozSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
- State v. SantiagoWisconsin Supreme Court · 1996
- Gonzalez v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1997
- State v. Gonzalez-GongoraMissouri Court of Appeals · 1984
- State v. PhamCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1994
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