Legal Opinion

State v. Gonzales-Morales

Washington Supreme Court

Decided July 1, 1999No. 67200-8PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.

— Petitioner Jairo Gonzales-Morales1 seeks discretionary review of a decision of the Court of Appeals, Division One, affirming his conviction for two counts of second degree assault under RCW 9A.36.021(l)(c). The Court of Appeals concluded that Petitioner’s constitutional right to counsel was not violated when the trial court used his court-appointed Spanish language interpreter to translate the testimony of a Spanish speaking witness for the State during Petitioner’s trial.2 This court granted review. We affirm..

*376 QUESTION PRESENTED

The question presented in this case is whether a Spanish…

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2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. United States of America Ex Rel. Rogelio Nieves Negron v. The State of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1970
  2. United States v. Pablo MayansCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
  3. Martinez Chavez v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1989
  4. Nelson Valladares v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1989
  5. United States v. Kishor Joshi, Jitendra Panchal, Jagadish PanchalCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990

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3Cited by32 opinions

  1. Ledezma v. StateSupreme Court of Iowa · 2001
  2. State v. Gonzales-MoralesWashington Supreme Court · 1999
  3. In re the Personal Restraint of KhanWashington Supreme Court · 2015
  4. Sanchez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2003
  5. State v. Ramirez-DominguezCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2007

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