Legal Opinion
Jose S. Chacon v. Tana Wood
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 7, 1994No. 92-35454PublishedCited by 144 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:
Jose Chacon, a former Washington State prisoner, appeals the district court’s denial of his petition for habeas corpus, 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Chacon claims that his guilty plea was involuntary and that he was denied effective assistance of counsel. Both of these claims center on allegations that a court interpreter deliberately failed to translate trial counsel’s advice fully or accurately to Cha-con. Specifically, Chacon (who claims that he is innocent) alleges that the interpreter vastly understated the probable sentence he would receive if he pleaded guilty, and that…
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