PEOPLE v. ZHAO


280 A.D.2d 405 (2001)

720 N.Y.S.2d 785

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. LIXIONG ZHAO, Also Known as ZHAO LIXON, Appellant.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.

Decided February 22, 2001.


Where the fact that defendant spoke Cantonese was undisputedly relevant to the issue of identity, the court did not violate any of defendant's constitutional rights when it informed the jury, at the People's request, that defendant was using a Cantonese interpreter at trial (see, People v Gomez, 84 Ill.App.3d 785, 788-790, 406 N.E.2d 886, 889-890; compare, Commonwealth v Garcia,...

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