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STATE v. RODRIGUEZ

294 N.J. Super. 129 (1996)

682 A.2d 764

STATE OF NEW JERSEY, COMPLAINANT-RESPONDENT, v. RUDIS RODRIGUEZ, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division Hudson County.

Decided May 9, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Hughes, for defendant-appellant.

Carmen Messano, Hudson County Prosector, Thomas J. Ryan, Assistant Prosecutor, for the State, complainant-respondent. (Carmen Messano, Hudson County Prosecutor, attorney).

JOSE L. FUENTES, J.S.C.

This case explores the limits of a non-English-speaking municipal court defendant's right to an interpreter. Appellant, a Spanish-speaker, was tried and convicted in Bayonne Municipal Court of driving while under the influence of alcohol (N.J.S.A. 39:4-50) and leaving the scene of an accident (N.J.S.A. 39:4-129). While the trial encompassed hearings on three separate dates, appellant was not provided with a Spanish-language court...

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