Resources: Court Decisions

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Court Decisions Involving Deaf People:

• Anonymous v. Superintendent of Hospital, 33 Conn.Supp. 191 (1977) – This case pertains to mental health hospitalization.
• Barron ex rel. D.B v. South Dakota Bd. of Regents, 655 F.3d 787 (2011) – This case pertains to the education of Deaf children.
• Bednarski v. Bednarski, 141 Mich.App. 15 (1985) – This case pertains to child custody.
• Belton v. Georgia, Not Reported in F.Supp.2d (2012) – This case pertains to access to mental health services.
• Bronk v. Ineichen, 54 F.3d 425 (1995) – This case pertains to housing discrimination.
• Columbus Clony Housing, Inc. v. Limbach, 45 Ohio st.3d 253 (1989) – This case pertains to housing.
• Durand v. Fairview Health Services, 0:2015cv02102 (2015) – This case pertains to the failure to provide auxiliary aids in a hospital.
• Holmes v. State, 494 So.2d 230 (1988) – This case pertains to competency to stand trial for murder.
• In re T.L.V., 148 S.W.3d 437 (2004) – This case pertains to delinquent conduct by a minor.
• King v. Marion Circuit Court, Slip Copy (2016) – This is a bench trial for a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
• Linton v. State, 275 S.W.3d 493 (2009) – This case pertains to driving while intoxicated.
• Matter of Guardianship of Polin, 675 P.2d 1013 (1983) – This case pertains to competency and guardianship.
• Patrice v. Murphy, 43 F.Supp.2d 1156 (1999) – This case pertains to a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
• People v. Rodriguez, 145 Misc.2d 105 (1989) – This case pertains to the provision of interpreters to grand jury witnesses.
• State v. Jenkins, E2001-01173-CCA-R9-CO (2002) – This case pertains to suppressing a statement made to police.
• State v. Perrigo, 10 Kan.App.2d 651 (1985) – This case pertains to aggravated incest.
• State v. Wright, 768 N.W.2d 512 (2009) – This case pertains to a jury conviction for murder and kidnapping.
• Tennessee v. Lane, 541 U.S. 509 (2004) – This case pertains to a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
• Tugg v. Towey, 864 F.Supp. 1201 (1994) – This case pertains to accessing mental health services in American Sign Language.
• U.S. v. Dempsey, 830 F.2d 1084 (1987) – This case pertains to a juror’s deafness in a theft conviction.
• Vasquez v. Kirkland, 572 F.3d 1029 (2009) – This is a federal petition for writ of habeas corpus.
• Winkler v. Winkler, 689 N.e.2d 447 (1997) – This case pertains to child custody.

Cases Related to Interpreting:

The following cases were compiled by the National Consortium of Interpreter Education Centers’ 2009 Legal Interpreting Workgroup. A PDF version of these cases is available – NCIEC Case List.

Interpreter’s Oath/Qualification as an Expert on the Record

State:

• State v. Newcomb, 2004 Ohio 4099, P17 (Ohio Ct. App. 2004)
• State v. Alvarez, 797 N.E.2d 1043, 1046 (Ohio 2003)
• Ledezma v. State, 626 N.W.2d 134, 149 (IA 2001)
• State v. Gonzales-Morales, 979 P.2d 826 (Wash. 1999)
• Choi v. State, 497 S.E.2d 563 (Ga. 1998)
• Denton v. State, 945 S.W.2d 793 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1996)
• State v. Rodriguez, 682 A.2d 764 (N.J. Super. Law 1996)
• State v. Mendoza, 891 P.2d 939 (Ariz. App. Div. 1 1995)
• Manbeck Nurseries v. Ohio Civil Rights Comm’n, 639 N.E.2d 1247 (Ct. App. Ohio, 1994)
• People v. Braley, 879 P.2d 410 (Colo. 1993)
• State v. Burris, 643 P.2d 8, 14 (Ariz. App. 1988)
• State v. Rosa, 547 N.E.2d 1232 (Ct. App. Ohio 1988)
• Paucher v. Enterprise Coal Mining Co,183 Iowa 86, 87 (1918)
  
• Kley v. Abell, 483 S.W.2d 625, 628 (Mo. App. 1972)

Objections Based on Plea Not Knowingly and Voluntarily Entered

State:

• State v. Alvarez, 797 N.E.2d 1043, 1044-45 (Ohio 2003)
• Tamayo-Reyes v. Keeney, 926 F.2d 1492, 1495 (9th Cir. 1991)
• State v. Nieves, No. 90-L-14-003, 1990 WL 208821 (Ct. App. Ohio Dec. 14, 1990)

Sixth Amendment Rights to Confrontation and Effective Assistance of Counsel

Federal:

• Ake v. Oklahoma, 470 U.S. 68, 76 (1985)
• United States v. Sanchez, 928 F.2d 1450, 1455 (6th Cir. 1991)
• U.S. ex rel. Negron v. New York, 310 F. Supp. 1304 (E.D.N.Y. 1970)
• United States v. Carrion, 488 F.2d 12 (1st Cir. 1974)
• United States ex rel. Navarro v. Johnson, 365 F.Supp. 676 (E.D. Pa. 1973)
• United States v. Desist, 384 F.2d 889 (2d Cir.), aff’d, 394 U.S. 244 (1969)

States

• State v. Lopez, 114 Ohio St. 3d 1411 (Ohio 2007)
• State v. Roldan, 855 A.2d 455, 448 (N.H. 2004)
• State v. Razo, 157 Ohio App. 3d 578 (Ohio Ct. App. 2004)
• People v. Rivera, 480 N.Y.S.2d 426 (1984)
• Salazar v. State, 93 S.W.3d 339 (Tex App. Texarkana 2002)
• People v. Resendes, 210 Cal. Rptr. 609 (Cal. App. 5 Dist. 1985)
• Bednarski v. Bednarski, 366 N.W.2d 69 (Mich. App. 1985)
• State v. Van Pham, 675 P.2d 848, 856 (Kan. 1984)
• State v. Gonzalez-Gongora, 673 S.W.22d 811, 816 (Mo. App. 1984)
• People v. Carreon, 198 Cal. Rptr. 843 (Cal. App. 5 Dist. 1984)
• People v. Aguilar, 35 Cal. 3d 785, 787, 677 P.2d 1198 (Cal. 1984)
• People v. Rioz, 161 Cal. App. 3d 905 (1984)
• People v. Mata Aguilar, 35 Cal. 3d 785, 677 P.2d 1198 (Cal. 1984)
• People v. Rivera, 390 N.E.2d 1259 (1st Dist. Ill. 1979)

Standard of Interpretation

Federal:

• Valladares v. United States, 871 F.2d 1564, 1566 (11th Cir. 1989)
• United States v. Cirrincione, 780 F.2d 620, 633 (7th Cir. 1985)

State:

• State v. Negash, 170 Ohio App. 3d 86 (Ohio Ct. App. 2007)
• State v. Lopez, 2007 Ohio 202 (Ohio Ct. App. 2007)
• State v. Rodriguez, 2001 Ohio 2179 (Ohio Ct. App. 2001)
• State v. Mendoza, 2001 Ohio 2178 (Ohio Ct. App. 2001)
• Denton v. State, 945 S.W.2d 793 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1996)
• State v. Her, 510 N.W.2d 218, 222 (Minn. 1994)

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