State v. SIERRA-DEPINA

Defendant appeals a judgment of conviction for one count of harassment, ORS 166.065. He contends that the trial court erred by denying his motion in limine to exclude translated statements that the victim made to the investigating police officer through an interpreter. The sole basis of defendant’s argument to the trial court and his briefing on appeal is that, because the interpreter was not made available for cross-examination, the admission of those statements violated his rights under the Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution as construed by the…