Legal Opinion
State v. Cervantes
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided September 3, 1991No. 9969-5-IIIPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShields, J.
Esteban Cervantes was convicted of one count of possession of cocaine with intent to deliver and one count of possession of heroin with intent to deliver. He contends on appeal the court erred in denying his motion to suppress his translated statements to the police. He argues the police improperly used a potential codefendant as an interpreter for advising him of his rights and for conducting custodial interrogation. We agree and reverse.
On January 11, 1989, police officers executed a search warrant at a Yakima residence. After knocking and receiving no response, the police forced the door…
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