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People v. Torres

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided March 29, 1974No. 57886PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE SULLIVAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

After a jury trial, defendant was found guilty of murder and sentenced to a term of 14-20 years. On appeal, he contends error was committed in that (1) a Spanish-speaking attorney was not appointed to defend him; (2) his trial should have been in Spanish, as well as in English; (3) a police officer was allowed to act as an interpreter for the prosecution; (4) his wife was permitted to testify to a confidential conversation; and (5) a police officer was allowed to testify to a translation to him by a third person of a spontaneous…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. People v. WilsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1972
  3. The People v. HessenauerIllinois Supreme Court · 1970
  4. The People v. HarperIllinois Supreme Court · 1969
  5. People v. MurphyIllinois Supreme Court · 1916

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. People v. HendersonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1976
  2. People v. OlmosAppellate Court of Illinois · 1978
  3. Beard v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1988
  4. People v. KrankelAppellate Court of Illinois · 1985
  5. Morgan v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976

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