Marlon Joel Rivera v. State of Florida

The appellant challenges his convictions for numerous crimes, arguing that he was deprived of his constitutional rights to counsel and due process when the trial court did not dedicate a Spanish-language interpreter to sit at the defense table throughout the trial and thereby interpret and facilitate communications between the appellant and his attorney. We find that, given the circumstances in this , case, the trial court fashioned an accommodation that comported with the appellant’s rights to counsel and due process.

A Spanish-language interpreter was appointed to interpret the trial…