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- Title
LANGUAGE BARRIERS AND CULTURAL INCOMPETENCY IN THE CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM: THE PREJUDICIAL IMPACTS ON LEP CRIMINAL DEFENDANTS.
- Authors
Moya, Sarah
- Abstract
The article focuses on obstacles that limited English proficient (LEP) defendants encounter from the point of criminal arrest to sentencing and post-conviction proceedings. It mentions U.S. Supreme Court decision in the cases Miranda v. Arizona, Brady v. United States, and Padilla v. Kentucky on gravity of the due process implications for LEP criminal defendants. It also mentions solutions to mitigate the prejudicial consequences of the U.S. criminal system on LEP defendants.
- Subjects
LIMITED English-proficient students; ARREST; PRISON sentences; MIRANDA v. Arizona; BRADY v. United States; PADILLA v. Kentucky; DUE process of law
- Publication
Fordham Urban Law Journal, 2022, Vol 49, Issue 2, p401
- ISSN
0199-4646
- Publication type
Article