After representing the defendant for approximately 10 months, including pretrial proceedings and two days of jury selection, the defense counsel advised the trial court that he had just learned that his client's native language was not Spanish but Quiche, a Guatemalan dialect. At the trial court's request, two Spanish interpreters evaluated the defendant's proficiency in Spanish and concluded that, while the defendant's ability to express himself in that language was "limited...
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