Whether the Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of counsel requires a court to appoint a language translator or interpreter for an indigent defendant who does not read or speak English

No question identified. : Respectfully submitted this 12th day of November, 2019. IDI E. REINER* Assistant Appellate Defender GLENN GERDING Appellate Defender Office of the Appellate Defender 123 West Main Street, Suite 500 Durham, North Carolina 27701 (919) 354-7210 *Counsel of Record EXHIBIT A i : File No. “3 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA L6CRE20I15 a ‘Additional File No.{s) = In The General Court Of Justice a (District (J) Superior Court Division Name Of Defendant — _| : . BARBARA MYERS-MCNEIL APPELLATE ENTRIES | OF Tike = gem a _ 08/172017 PECSAIEY Rules 7, 9, 1, and 27 of the N.C. Rules of Appelate Procedure Codefandani(s) F Tuied Joh Fear eer Bape Name And Address Of Defendant's Tal Counsel 3 Ms) edointy RICHARD ELMORE a AUG 5 20t7 300 S. SALISBURY 5TH FLOOR . | Name And Address OF Tital Prosecutor ELL Ate Hee : | JERMAINE SELLERS APP BLLATE net EN SP lephone ne Emait Address PO BOX 31 SURAAM, NC 919-792-5470_| RALEIGH, NC 27601 ‘Name And Address Of Defendant's Tat Counset | B19-199-bb44 TERMA INE. a Neme And Address Of Trial Transctipfonist a | MAREN FAWCETTE Email Address . PO BOX 351 i RALEIGH, NC 27601 Name And Address Of Defendant's Appettate Counsel > ; The Appellate Defender (919) 364-7210 | — 123 W. Main Street, Suite 500, Durham, NC 27701 3 Telephone No. Email Addi . > | 919-792-7502 |M "AREN ME. AWCETTR NOTE: Ai indigent appeals ere assigned fo the Appellate Defender. | Nome And Address OF Trial Transcriptionist [1 Retained Appeliate Counsel a [eee ‘Name And Address OF Transcriptionist Of Olher Proceedings On The Following Date(s) |Name And Address Of Transcriptionist Of Other Proceedings On the Following Date(s) | . Ee es SPE | JUDGE'S Rog Sates 1. a. The defendant has given Notice of Appeal to the N.C, Court of Appeals, or q ("| b. This is a capital case appealable as of right to the N.C. Supreme Court. . 7 2. Release of the defendant pursuant to G.S. 154-636 is [CIdenied. ([]allowed upon execution of a sécured bond in the amount a off atid compliance with the following additional conditions: 7 3., Unless indigent, the defendant shall arrange for the transcription of thé proceedings as provided in the Rules of Appellate Procedure. 4 (NOTE: Check in all cases where defendant is indigent.) The ‘defendant is indigent and has requested a transcript and the appointment 7 of counsel. It is ORDERED that the defendant is allowed to appeal as an indigent and: 2 a. . The’ Office of Indigent Defénse Services shall pay the costs of producing a transcript, and of reproducing the record and the a defendant's brief. ; 4 b, . The Appellate Defender is appointed to perfect the defendant's appeal or assign other appéilate counsel pursuant to rules issued by Q . the Office of indigent Defense Services. ° * / c. Upon request, the Clerk shall furnish to the Appellate Defender, or to alternate counset designated by the Appellate Defender, a | copy of the complete trial division file in the case and, upon request, any documentary exhibits. ; d. Unless the parties stipulate that parts of the proceedings shall not be transcribed, the Clerk shail order from the a transcript of all parts of the proceedings except. i] nS erer Orginat-File Copy-Defendant’s Teal Counsel Gopy-Defendant’s Appellate Counsel (or Defendantif unrepresented) Copy-District Attomey a AOC-CR-350, Rev. 3/16 Material opposite unmarked sa