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United States v. Hooker, 4th Cir. (2010)
United States v. Hooker, 4th Cir. (2010)
No. 09-5137
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Virginia, at Newport News. Mark S. Davis, District
Judge. (4:09-cr-00034-MSD-TEM-1)
Submitted:
Decided:
PER CURIAM:
James E. Hooker appeals his convictions for one count
of conspiracy to obstruct, delay and affect commerce by robbery,
in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1951(a) (2006), one count of robbery
and aiding and abetting such conduct, in violation of 18 U.S.C.
crime
of
violence
and
aiding
and
abetting
such
conduct,
in
that
eyewitnesses.
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interpreter
be
used
for
two
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court
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U.S.C.
to
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appoint
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(2006),
interpreter
if
the
district
the
witness
committed
to
the
trial
discretion.
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is
appropriate
because
the
trial
judge
is
in
the
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best
1121,
omitted).
1127
(10th
Cir.
2010)
quotation
marks
United States v.
There
trial
that
was
fundamentally
unfair.
Accordingly,
we