Solon v. Liu

Citations

• 2021 Ohio 2030

Syllabus

Foreign language interpreter administration of oath R.C. 2311.14(B) qualifications of interpreter Evid.R. 604 plain error Crim.R. 52(B) structural error ineffective assistance of counsel. The trial court's wording of the oath it administered the interpreter and its failure to identify her qualifications on the record do not amount to structural or plain error. The defendant does not claim that the interpreter failed to make truthful interpretations or that she was unqualified to interpret the proceeding for him. The defendant has not established that his counsel was ineffective for failing to object to the interpreter's oath or qualifications because there is nothing in the record to show that the result of the proceeding would have been different if he objected.