Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 3/24/2004

Garcia v. State

Citations

149 S.W.3d 135
2004 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 519
2004 WL 574554

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holding that this right is not subject to ordinary preservation‑of‑error rules but must be implemented unless it is expressly waived
holding that this right is not subject to ordinary preservation-of-error rules but must be implemented unless it is expressly waived
holding that the right to an interpreter is non-forfeitable if the judge knows of the defendant’s language barrier because the defendant “deserved more than to sit in total incomprehension as the trial proceeded”
explaining that the right to an interpreter falls under a fundamental right requiring waiver if the judge knows the defendant does not understand English
explaining that the right to an interpreter falls under a fundamental right requiring waiver if the judge knows the defendant does not understand English
reasoning that certain rights, such as the right to counsel, are implemented as a matter of course unless the defendant takes affirmative action to prevent such implementation

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Judges: Keasler, Meyers, Price, Womack, Johnson, Hervey, Holcomb, Cochran, Keller

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