Is a defendant who communicates well in English entitled to an interpreter under the Court Interpreters Act?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Catalano, 974 F.2d 1343 (9th Cir. 1992):
A defendant who communicates well in English and has no primary reliance on a foreign language is not entitled to an interpreter under the Court Interpreters Act, 28 U.S.C. 1827(d)(1). See United States v. Lim, 794 F.2d 469, 470-71 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 479 U.S. 937 (1986).
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