MARTINEZ v. STATE

No. 3-782A148.

449 N.E.2d 307 (1983)

Reynaldo Ortiz MARTINEZ, Defendant-Appellant, v. STATE of Indiana, Plaintiff-Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Indiana, Third District.

Rehearing Denied September 7, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Itsia Doris Rivera, Rivera, Schlesinger & de la Torre, East Chicago, for defendant-appellant.

Linley E. Pearson, Atty. Gen., John D. Shuman, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for plaintiff-appellee.


GARRARD, Judge.

Reynoldo Martinez was tried by jury and was found guilty of possession of a narcotic drug, a Class D felony. The principal contention raised by his appeal is that he was denied his constitutional rights through the failure of the court to provide him with an interpreter at all stages of the proceedings.

The record discloses that Martinez is a young man of Puerto Rican descent. He was represented by the public defender in this proceeding. His...

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