People v. Ramirez

McKee, J.:

The defendant was indicted for murder. On his arraignment, his counsel made a motion to set aside the indictment upon the ground that one Celis, who was a deputy sheriff and liad arrested the defendant, and was also a witness against him, had acted as interpreter in the examination of witnesses against him before the grand jury, and was present at the exaination of such witnesses by the grand jury. The motion was denied, and the ruling is assigned as error.

1. The presence of the interpreter before the grand jury was necessary, and the law allowed it. (Stats. 1871-72, p. 540.) But it…