Zafar Mehmood v. United States
SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Whether the plain error standard applies to appellate review of a claim that the district court's acceptance of a waiver by defense counsel of his client's right to the continuing services of an interpreter violated the statutory procedures under the Court Interpreters Act, 28 U.S.C. §1827(f)(1), which explicitly directs the presiding judge to personally explain the nature and effect of the waiver' to the defendant prior to accepting a waiver?
QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW Whether the plain error standard applies to appellate review of a claim that the district court’s acceptance of a waiver by defense counsel of his client’s right to the continuing services of an interpreter violated the statutory procedures under the Court Interpreters Act, 28 U.S.C. §1827(f)(1), which explicitly directs the presiding judge to personally explain “the nature and effect of the waiver” to the defendant prior to accepting a waiver? i