In what circumstances will a police officer compel a defendant to give a Miranda warning in Spanish?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Mei, F073702 (Cal. App. 2018):

in the interrogation hint at the existence of language barrier-related coercion.10 (See People v. Salcido (2008) 44 Cal.4th 93, 128-129 [rejecting claim Miranda warnings were ineffective because the defendant could not communicate effectively in English, where the recorded interview established that the detective asked whether defendant wanted advisements in English or Spanish and whether he was more comfortable conversing in English or Spanish, and that Spanish-speaking agents were present for consultation].)

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