PEOPLE v. CARDENAS

No. 02SA236.

62 P.3d 621 (2002)

In re The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff, v. Benjamin CARDENAS, Defendant.

Supreme Court of Colorado.

Rehearing Denied January 13, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark T. Adams, District Attorney R. Jason Richards, Deputy District Attorney Sterling, Colorado, for the Plaintiff.

Janet D. Zimmerman Sterling, Colorado, for Defendant.


JUSTICE RICE delivered the Opinion of the Court.

This original proceeding under C.A.R. 21 arises out of a criminal case currently pending in Logan County Court. The issue is whether the state must appoint, at its own expense, an interpreter to serve as a private translator for out-of-court discussions between a defendant and his pro bono attorney. We hold that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in refusing to appoint an interpreter for the Defendant under...

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