Legal Opinion
Daniel Peralta v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)
Decided November 30, 2010No. 08-09-00006-CRPublished
1Opinion of the Court
COURT OF APPEALS
EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
EL PASO, TEXAS
DANIEL PERALTA,
Appellant,
v.
THE STATE OF TEXAS,
Appellee.
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No. 08-09-00006-CR
Appeal from
120th District Court
of El Paso County, Texas
(TC # 20070D03716)
O P I N I O N
We are again presented with a videotaped confession conducted in the Spanish language and the legal requirements for admitting the tape and an English translation. The procedures employed are critical because many jurors are fluent in Spanish and may interpret statements differently than a court interpreter or an official English translation. Even more problematic is the risk…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Guzman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
- Thompson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999
- Carmouche v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
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