PLOTKIN, Judge.
This appeal raises the issue of whether an interpreter is required to be present during the trial of a deaf or severely hearing-impaired defendant. In the instant case, we hold that an interpreter for the defendant was required to be present during trial. Therefore, we reverse the defendant's conviction and sentence and remand for a new trial.
FACTS:
Officers Lumpkin and Sullivan testified that on September 29, 1989, at 5:30 p.m....
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