Legal Opinion
People v. Reyes
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 20, 1990PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The court did not err in failing to appoint an interpreter to assist the defendant at trial, since no such request was made by the defendant and the record does not indicate that he had any difficulty communicating with counsel or understanding the proceedings (see, People v Ramos, 26 NY2d 272; People v Gamal, 148 AD2d 468; People v Navarro, 134 AD2d 460; cf., *627People v De Armas, 106 AD2d 659). In the absence of any evidence that the defendant did not understand the testimony at trial or was unable to assist in the preparation of his defense due to a language barrier, we find no merit to his…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- People v. BaldiNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- People v. RamosNew York Court of Appeals · 1970
- People v. NavarroAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
- People v. De ArmasAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
- People v. GamalAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
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