Legal Opinion

People v. Sokau

California Court of Appeal

Decided June 23, 2015No. B251469Published

1Opinion of the Court

Filed 6/23/15 CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION SIX THE PEOPLE, 2d Crim. No. B251469 (Super. Ct. No. BA408665-01) Plaintiff and Respondent, (Los Angeles County) v. RICHARD SOKAU, Defendant and Appellant. "I object." This will catch the attention of the trial court every time. Silence will seldom, if ever, catch the attention of the trial court. Where a defendant is represented by competent counsel, one would surmise that "botched interpretation" from a foreign language to English would cause counsel to object.…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Rock v. ArkansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  3. People v. CunninghamCalifornia Supreme Court · 2001
  4. People v. SamayoaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1997
  5. People v. RomeroCalifornia Supreme Court · 2008

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