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Opinion (Kozinski): Charged with
conspiracy to distribute and to possess
cocaine with intent to
distribute, Bailon-Santana waived his jury trial
right after
signing a waiver form having been translated into Spanish by
his
attorney. Bailon-Santana was convicted and sentenced to 30 years in
jail. Bailon-Santana appealed and challenged the validity of his
waiver
and the sufficiency of the evidence. The Ninth Circuit
Court found that
the attorney was not qualified to translate the
waiver form and therefore
Bailon-Santana's waiver was invalid.
In addition, the court found that
there was ample evidence to
support the conviction because a reasonable
trier of fact could
have concluded as much.
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Troubles Beyond a Girl's 11
Years
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A boy threw a water balloon.
She threw a rock. Now the Fresno child could
face four years'
incarceration. Her trial is to start today.
The complete
article can be viewed at:
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-maribel3aug03,0,641543.story?coll=la-home-headlines
http://www.news-herald.com/site/printerFriendly.cfm?brd=1698&dept_id=21849&newsid=15479425
10/30/2005
Accused no longer lost in translation
By:Tracey Read/TRead@News-Herald.com
Demand for court
interpreters growing with foreign population
From the Orangeburg, South Carolina,
Times and Democrat:
http://www.thetandd.com/articles/2005/10/13/news/doc434dc615861d0663242446.txt
Russian translator
becomes issue in assault case;
By RICHARD WALKER, T&D Staff Writer
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20051025a7.htm
Interpretation mistakes marring justice in Japan's
courts
By MASAMI ITO
http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2005/Oct/30/ln/FP510300366.html
Posted on: Sunday, October 30,
2005
Discrimination dispute focuses on Lihu'e boy
Advertiser
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