On Petition to Transfer from the Indiana Court of Appeals, No. 20A05-0903-PC-165
SHEPARD, Chief Justice.
As courts continue to deal with questions of language, the issue arises how to determine whether criminal defendants understand what is occurring in the courtroom. Here, a Spanish-speaking drug defendant who pleaded guilty to two felonies seeks post-conviction relief on grounds that he thought he was pleading only to one felony and that his misunderstanding...
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