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Old 02-19-2008, 01:20 PM   #1 (permalink)
Handsome_Smiley
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Rights of Deaf in Court???

I have a friend, their relative is in jail for a crime that they plead guilty too. The problem is that that person was deaf and the court system didn't get the person an interpreter till the last day of trail.

Could that person still appeal just for the fact that the court system didn't provide them with an interpreter, even though they declared being guilty?

The person's parent don't want to go under the violating their rights, but can't find anything else to go by. It has been years since it happened.

If it could be a EO rule broken, which section is it in that requires interpreter? They where requesting one from day one, but gave up on the last day.
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