Defendant, who speaks and understands only Spanish, was convicted of two sales of drugs to an undercover police officer, who speaks and understands only English. The "buys" on which the convictions were based were made with the assistance of a paid bilingual informant who participated in setting up the transactions and acted as the interpreter for both defendant and the undercover officer. During...
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