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7 canonical passages across 7 cases, quoted by 21 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Baltierra v. State.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltierra v. State Anchor | green | “when it is made known to the trial court that an accused does not speak and understand the english language an interpreter must be furnished to translate to the accused the trial proceedings” | 3 |
| 2 | Guzmon v. State | green | “attorneys should ask their questions as if no interpreter was present. the interpreter should translate the question and answer in a literal manner.” | 3 |
| 3 | Lincoln v. State | green | “article 38.31 obligates a trial court to explore alternative methods of communication that are appropriate for each person” | 3 |
| 4 | Shu Guo Kan v. State | green | “the competency of an individual to act as an interpreter is a question for the trial court, and absent a showing of abuse of discretion, that determination will not be disturbed on appeal.” | 3 |
| 5 | State v. Ramirez-Dominguez | neutral | “problems with spanish conjugation or syntax don't impact the substantive content of that statement or make the substantive content of it any less reliable.” | 3 |
| 6 | Kelly v. State | green | “the spanish language, or such spanish as is currently spoken in cuba, or by the cuban population in key west and tampa.” | 3 |
| 7 | State v. Johnson | green | “the choice of procedure to help a hearing-impaired defendant rests in the sound discretion of the trial court. the ultimate consideration is whether the defendant's constitutional rights to confrontation, to be present, and to a fair trial were preserved.” | 3 |
A red or yellow flag on a member means the underlying case has negative treatment: for those, check the case page before relying on the passage.