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LARIAS v. STATE

No. 87-2820.

528 So.2d 944 (1988)

Roberto LARIAS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Rehearing Denied August 17, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Friend & Fleck and Geoffrey C. Fleck, Sp. Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Yvette Rhodes Prescott, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Before HUBBART, DANIEL S. PEARSON and JORGENSON, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

We affirm the defendant's convictions upon a holding that (1) the trial judge's decision that the non-testifying defendant was quite capable of understanding and participating in the trial without the assistance of an interpreter is amply supported by the record which, inter alia, includes (a) the opinion of an interpreter that the defendant spoke "just about perfect English," (b) extensive colloquies in English between the court and the defendant, and...

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