U.S. v. Mosquera, No. CR 92-1228(JBW) (E.D.N.Y.) (816 F.Supp. 168) (March 16, 1993) (Judge Jack B. Weinstein)
Case held that Spanish-speaking defendants have a right to receive written translations of documents, including indictments (and any statutes referenced therein), plea agreements and presentence reports.
In this case, Judge Weinstein faced due process claims made by non- English-speaking defendants. Concluding that a defendant's right to have "real notice of …
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