STATE v. GONZALEZ-HERNANDEZ

No. 29814-7-II.

92 P.3d 789 (2004)

122 Wash.App. 53

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Manuel GONZALEZ-HERNANDEZ, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 2.

June 22, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pattie Mhoon, Attorney at Law, Tacoma, WA, for Appellant.

Donna Yumiko Masumoto, Attorney at Law, Tacoma, WA, for Respondent.


ARMSTRONG, J.

Manuel Gonzalez-Hernandez appeals his jury conviction of two counts of first degree rape of a child and one count of first degree child molestation. He raises a number of issues, including that the trial court erred by allowing a detective to testify to a colloquy between an uncertified translator and Gonzalez in which Gonzalez admitted he was sorry. We agree; and because the error was prejudicial, we reverse.

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