PEOPLE v. NIEBLAS

Docket No. F002067.

161 Cal.App.3d 527 (1984)

207 Cal. Rptr. 695

THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. ROMERO DONACIANO NIEBLAS, Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeals of California, Fifth District.

October 31, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Frank O. Bell, Jr., State Public Defender, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, and Gabriel C. Vivas, Deputy State Public Defender, for Defendant and Appellant.

John K. Van de Kamp, Attorney General, Eddie T. Keller and Jane N. Kirkland, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.


OPINION

WOOLPERT, Acting P.J.

Defendant has been convicted of first degree murder and assault with a deadly weapon. He appeals with the single contention that he was denied his constitutional right to an interpreter. We agree and, therefore, reverse the judgment and return the case for a new trial.

PERTINENT FACTS

The substantive facts in this case are not at issue on this appeal and will be stated briefly. Defendant...

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