United States v. Leiva

BAUER, Circuit Judge.

Defendant-appellant, Pavel Leiva, appeals his conviction for conspiracy to possess and use counterfeit credit cards with intent to defraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1029(a)(1), 1029(a)(3), and 1029(b)(2), and possession of fifteen or more counterfeit credit cards with intent to' defraud in violation.' of ,18 U.S.C. § 1029(a)(3). Leiva’s first two arguments stem from translation issues that arose during both a traffic stop that resulted.in a search of Leiva’s. car and his subsequent trial. *812Leiva, a Florida resident who is from Cuba and only speaks Spanish, contends that…