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VALLADARES v. U.S.

No. 88-8356.

871 F.2d 1564 (1989)

Nelson VALLADARES, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

May 5, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Benson B. Weintraub, Sonnett Sale & Kuehne, Benedict P. Kuehne, Miami, Fla., for petitioner-appellant.

William H. McAbee, II, Asst. U.S. Atty., Savannah, Ga., for respondent-appellee.

Before POWELL, Associate Justice (Retired), United States Supreme Court, RONEY, Chief Circuit Judge, and HILL, Circuit Judge.

POWELL, Associate Justice:

Appellant Nelson Valladares challenges his conviction for conspiracy to possess and distribute marijuana on the ground that his interpreter's performance at trial was inadequate. We affirm the district court's holding that appellant's understanding of the trial and the assistance of his counsel were adequate under constitutional and statutory standards.

I.

Appellant was convicted...

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