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Judge declines to require language-line interpreter testimony in Ruiz DUI suppression hearing; court to issue order
Summary
At a suppression hearing in State v. Ruiz (2023CR02799), defense sought to exclude statements taken through a contracted language-line interpreter and to suppress blood and field-test evidence. The judge signaled reluctance to suppress, citing county contract reliability and precedent; an order will follow.
A Clayton County State Court judge on the motions calendar heard competing arguments over whether statements obtained through a contracted language-line interpreter may be admitted at trial in State v. Ruiz (2023CR02799). Defense counsel moved to exclude statements and to suppress breath- and blood-test evidence on Confrontation Clause grounds, arguing the prosecution failed to identify or make the interpreter available for cross-examination.
"We are asking this honorable court to exclude admissions and statements allegedly made by Miss [Leibard] Reese under the Confrontation Clause," defense counsel told the court during opening argument, saying the state had not…
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