Legal Opinion
People v. Rivera
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 6, 1993PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Greenberg, J.), rendered January 28, 1991, convicting him of assault in the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Contrary to the defendant’s contention, the trial court acted within its discretion in determining that the interpreter was competent (see, People v Gordillo, 191 AD2d 455; People v Frazier, 159 AD2d 278). While defense counsel did point out some discrepancies in the translation, there was no…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- People v. SuitteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
- People v. BaldiNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- People v. BadiaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
- People v. RolstonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
- People v. GordilloAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- People v. FelixAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000