MONTE v. STATE

No. 82-2492.

443 So.2d 339 (1983)

Modesto MONTE, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

December 28, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerry Hill, Public Defender, Bartow and Amelia G. Brown, Asst. Public Defender, Tampa, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee and James H. Dysart, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.


RYDER, Judge.

Modesto Monte appeals his judgment and sentence for attempted second degree murder. In this appeal, Monte contends the trial court committed reversible error regarding the participation of a court-appointed language interpreter during his guilty plea and the failure to appoint an interpreter for his subsequent sentencing proceeding. As to the former contention we affirm, but as to the latter we reverse.

Monte, a Spanish-speaking resident and...

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