"It is far better to err by traveling a longer road or taking more time than to err by depriving one of a fair trial for want of understanding or comprehension of what is taking place."
How later courts described this case
- "It is far better to err by traveling a longer road or taking more time than to err by depriving one of a fair trial for want of understanding or comprehension of what is taking place."
- reversing conviction of a Mexican national who was denied an interpreter
- "It is important that the trial court in the exercise of its discretion as to the necessity of an interpreter, either for the defendant or for a witness, be fully advised.”
- defendant spoke “broken English”
Written by the judges who cited it.
The opinion
PEATT, Justice
(concurring).
I concur for the reasons given by Mr. Justice McDON-OUGH.