Legal Opinion

People v. Gil

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided June 16, 1998PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Harold Rothwax, J.), rendered May 26, 1995, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of manslaughter in the second degree, and sentencing him to a term of 5 to 15 years, unanimously affirmed.

The court acted within its discretion in determining that the interpreter provided by the prosecution during defendant’s *122Grand Jury testimony was competent and denying defendant’s request for a hearing on this subject. There is no indication in the Grand Jury minutes that any serious error in translation occurred (see, People v Reddish, 156 AD2d 195, lv denied…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. People v. MirendaNew York Court of Appeals · 1969
  2. People v. HortonNew York Court of Appeals · 1966
  3. People v. MooreNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
  4. People v. MooneyNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
  5. People v. ReddishAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. In re Koron B.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
  2. Gil v. MazzucaDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2000
  3. People v. CookAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
  4. People v. FelixAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000

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