State v. Ambriz-Arguello

Defendant appeals a judgment of conviction for three counts of first-degree rape, ORS 163.375; one count of first-degree sodomy, ORS 163.405; one count of second-degree sodomy, ORS 163.395; and four counts of first-degree sexual abuse, ORS 163.427. Defendant raises two assignments of error. In his first assignment of error, defendant argues that the trial court erred by admitting into evidence an interpreter’s out-of-court statements translating defendant’s statements in Spanish into English. In his second assignment of error, defendant argues that the trial court erred by denying his motion…