Cesar Rosario Lopez-Ramos v. Minnesota
Whether the Sixth Amendment's Confrontation Clause permits the prosecution to introduce testimonial statements in the form of an unidentified foreign language interpreter's English translation of a defendant's statement given in Spanish during a police interrogation, where the interpreter did not testify and the defendant did not have a prior opportunity to cross-examine the interpreter.
Whether the Sixth Amendment's Confrontation Clause permits the prosecution to introduce testimonial statements in the form of an unidentified foreign language interpreter's English translation of a defendant's statement given in Spanish during a police interrogation, where the interpreter did not testify and the defendant did not have a prior opportunity to cross-examine the interpreter