State v. Chavez

Defendant appeals a judgment of conviction of multiple counts of sexual abuse involving a child. We write only to address defendant’s contention that the trial court erred in not suppressing evidence obtained allegedly in violation of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations (Vienna Convention). We review for errors of law and affirm.

Defendant is an Ecuadorian national who was arrested on suspicion of sexual abuse. After defendant’s arrest and before interrogation, an interpreter read a “Miranda card” to defendant in Spanish. Defendant then made incriminating statements to a detective.…