PEOPLE v. ARANCIBIA

No. B240341.

213 Cal.App.4th 1465 (2013)

153 Cal. Rptr. 3d 390

THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. JORGE ARANCIBIA, Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division One.

February 27, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David H. Goodwin , under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.

Kamala D. Harris , Attorney General, Dane R. Gillette , Chief Assistant Attorney General, Lance E. Winters , Assistant Attorney General, Steven D. Matthews and David E. Madeo , Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.


OPINION

ROTHSCHILD, Acting P. J.

In this case we hold that allowing the jurors to translate for themselves the Spanish-language audio recordings of defendant's interrogations constituted structural error requiring reversal of defendant's convictions.

FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS BELOW

Defendant, a pastor of a small Christian church in Hollywood, was charged with molesting...

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