State v. Ramirez-Dominguez

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Quinn-Brintnall, J.

Ponciano Ramirez-Dominguez appeals his bench trial conviction of the alternative count of first degree child molestation and one count of first degree kidnapping of Jane Doe (date of birth June 21, 1993). He challenges the validity of his jury trial waiver and the adequacy of the certified Spanish interpreter, asserting that he is an illiterate field worker and was “deprived” of an interpreter in his native Mixteco language and had to settle for a Spanish interpreter. Because the record establishes that Ramirez-Dominguez requested Spanish interpretation, he generally…