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PEOPLE v. TORRES

No. 57886.

18 Ill. App.3d 921 (1974)

310 N.E.2d 780

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. DANILE SALCEDO TORRES, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (5th Division).

March 29, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cornelius E. Toole, of Chicago, for appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Kenneth L. Gillis and Barry Rand Elden, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE SULLIVAN delivered the opinion of the court:

After a jury trial, defendant was found guilty of murder and sentenced to a term of 14-20 years. On appeal, he contends error was committed in that (1) a Spanish-speaking attorney was not appointed to defend him; (2) his trial should have been in Spanish, as well as in English; (3) a police officer was allowed to act as an interpreter for the prosecution; (4) his wife was...

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