What is the effect of requiring a non-English speaking witness for a competent interpreter?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Neff, A140121 (Cal. App. 2015):
Without question, the need of a non-English speaking witness for a competent interpreter is essential for satisfying constitutional due process. (See, e.g., Cal. Const., art. I, 14; People v. Rodriguez (1986) 42 Cal.3d 1005, 1010; Evid. Code, 752.) Defendant points to a couple of questions at the start of the witness's direct examination
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