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PEOPLE v. RIVERA

125 Misc.2d 516 (1984)

The People of the State of New York, Plaintiff, v. Ramon Rivera, Defendant.

Supreme Court, Criminal Term, New York County.

August 27, 1984

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert M. Morgenthau, District Attorney (Diane E. Sammons of counsel), for plaintiff. Steven W. Silberblatt for defendant.

KRISTIN BOOTH GLEN, J.

This case presents a question of apparent first impression: whether the prior felony conviction of a deaf or hearing-impaired1 defendant, obtained in the absence of a qualified sign-language interpreter, are unconstitutional for the purposes of sentencing as a second felony offender, pursuant to CPL 400.21 (subd 7).

This question must, in turn, be considered in the broader context of what special...

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