Commonwealth v. Abukar
Annotate this CaseDefendant, a United States citizen and native of Somalia, was convicted of first degree rape. The court of appeals reversed, concluding that the trial court violated Ky. Rev. Stat. 30A.410 by failing to provide Defendant with a Somali interpreter for his trial. The Commonwealth sought discretionary review. The Supreme Court reversed, holding (1) the trial court did not abuse its discretion when it determined that Defendant was not entitled to an interpreter; and (2) the matter must also be remanded for the court of appeals to consider Defendant’s argument under Batson v. Kentucky, which the court declined to address because it reversed Defendant’s conviction on other grounds.
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