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PEOPLE v. AGUILAR

Docket No. Crim. 23237.

35 Cal.3d 785 (1984)

677 P.2d 1198

200 Cal. Rptr. 908

THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. MARCELLO MATA AGUILAR, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of California.

April 5, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Quin Denvir, State Public Defender, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, and Lisa Short, Deputy State Public Defender, for Defendant and Appellant.

George Deukmejian and John K. Van de Kamp, Attorneys General, Robert H. Philibosian, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Arnold O. Overoye, Assistant Attorney General, Robert D. Marshall, Eileen Ceranowski, Eddie T. Keller, Jane N. Kirkland and Karen Ziskind, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

OPINION

REYNOSO, J.

The right of a criminal defendant to an interpreter is based on the fundamental notion that no person should be subjected to a Kafkaesque trial which may result in the loss of freedom and liberty. We granted hearing in this case to determine the scope of interpreter assistance which article I, section 14 of the California Constitution requires be afforded a non-English speaking criminal defendant. The trial court...

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