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BALTAZAR-MONTERROSA v. STATE

No. 44302.

137 P.3d 1137 (2006)

Jose Manuel BALTAZAR-MONTERROSA, A/K/A Jose Manuel Baltazar-Monterossa, Appellant, v. The STATE of Nevada, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

July 13, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeremy T. Bosler, Public Defender, and Cheryl D. Bond, Deputy Public Defender, Washoe County, for Appellant.

George Chanos, Attorney General, Carson City; Richard A. Gammick, District Attorney, and Joseph R. Plater III, Deputy District Attorney, Washoe County, for Respondent.

Before DOUGLAS, BECKER and PARRAGUIRRE, JJ.

OPINION

BECKER, J.

In this case, we consider whether recorded police interviews with non-English-speaking defendants must be conducted by certified translators unconnected to the police department. We also consider the procedures a district court should utilize in deciding whether to admit translated statements when faced with an objection to their admission based on inaccuracies in the translation.

We conclude that police interviews need...

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