Legal Opinion
Nelson Valladares v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided May 5, 1989No. 88-8356PublishedCited by 89 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POWELL, Associate Justice:
Appellant Nelson Valladares challenges his conviction for conspiracy to possess and distribute marijuana on the ground that his interpreter’s performance at trial was inadequate. We affirm the district court’s holding that appellant’s understanding of the trial and the assistance of his counsel were adequate under constitutional and statutory standards.
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Appellant was convicted in 1982 of conspiring to possess and distribute 1,000 pounds of marijuana, and sentenced to forty years imprisonment. His conviction was affirmed on appeal. United States v. Simmons, 725 F.2d…
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