State of Iowa
v.
Carlos Ariel Gomez Garcia
The court granted the State's application for further review following a court of appeals decision that concluded the district court erred in refusing to honor Carlos Gomez Garcia's knowing and voluntary waiver of an interpreter. The court reversed the appellant's conviction for delivery of a controlled substance and remanded for a new trial. The State questions whether "every defendant who can show that he/she should have been allowed to waive his/her right to an interpreter is entitled to automatic reversal of his/her convictions."
County:
Monroe
Applicant
State of Iowa
Resister
Carlos Ariel Gomez Garcia
Attorney for the Applicant
Louis S. Sloven
Attorney for the Resister
Courtney T. Wilson
Supreme Court
Oral Argument Schedule
15-15-5
Oct 12, 2017 7:00 PM Davenport Central H.S. Performing Arts Center, 1120 Main St
Briefs
Supreme Court Opinion
Opinion Number:
15-1543
Date Published:
Nov 17, 2017
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
15-1542
Date Published:
Nov 09, 2016
Other Information
Date Further Review is Granted:
Feb 13, 2017