Court of Appeals of New York

Trial court's decision to require defendant's court-appointed interpreter to stand at the back of the courtroom and interpret testimony of a non-English-speaking witness for the entire court, rather than solely for defendant is affirmed over 1) claims of violation of defendant's right to counsel, right to be present, and right to participate in his own defense; and 2) claim regarding alleged inaccurate translation of complainant's testimony and faulty instructions to the grand jury.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/22/2007
• Published 03/22/2007

Judges

Court

• Court of Appeals of New York

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Submitted by Grazina Myers, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Submitted by Roseann B. MacKechnie, for respondent.