Carlos Jiminez v. Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections

Carlos Jimenez, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, appeals the district court’s denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition for a writ of habeas corpus. He argues on appeal, as he did before the district court, that during his trial for aggravated battery, the state trial court deprived him of his due process and confrontation rights, under the Fifth, Sixth, and Fourteenth Amendments, by denying his request for an interpreter in his native language, Mumm, during voir dire and closing argument.

In examining the district court’s denial of habeas relief, we review any factual findings for clear…