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Motion to Quash Bench Warrant: State v. PadillaConsecutive practice, English and Spanish

A brief hearing on a motion to quash a bench warrant. Interpret the judge's and defense counsel's English into Spanish for the defendant, and Mr. Padilla's Spanish answers into English. Keep everything in the first person and do not shift to third-person reporting.

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Length
5:13
Pace
100 words per minute
Segments
6
Scoring units
14
Difficulty
1 of 3

What gets counted here: legal terms (6), numbers (5) and general content (3). A rater counts scoring units, not how smooth it sounded. Scoring units explained.

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  1. Segment 1 · Judge · English

    Mr. Padilla, good morning. You were ordered to appear for a review hearing on April 14th at nine o'clock, and you weren't here, so the court issued a bench warrant. Can you tell me what happened?

    Scoring unitTypeAccepted renditions
    a review hearing on April 14th at nine o'clockNumbersuna audiencia de revisión el catorce de abril a las nueve en punto · una audiencia de revisión el día catorce de abril a las nueve de la mañana · una audiencia de seguimiento el catorce de abril a las nueve
    the court issued a bench warrantLegal termsel tribunal expidió una orden de arresto · el tribunal dictó una orden judicial de detención · la corte emitió una orden de aprehensión

  2. Segment 2 · Defendant · Spanish

    Discúlpeme, señor juez. Ese día mi hija de cuatro años estaba internada en el hospital. La llevé de emergencia el trece de abril por la noche y no la dieron de alta hasta el dieciséis.

    Scoring unitTypeAccepted renditions
    mi hija de cuatro años estaba internada en el hospitalGeneral contentmy four-year-old daughter was in the hospital · my daughter, who is four years old, was hospitalized · my four year old daughter was admitted to the hospital
    La llevé de emergencia el trece de abril por la nocheNumbersI took her in as an emergency on the night of April thirteenth · I rushed her to the emergency room on April thirteenth at night · I took her to the emergency room on the thirteenth of April at night
    no la dieron de alta hasta el dieciséisNumbersthey didn't discharge her until the sixteenth · she wasn't released until the sixteenth · they did not release her until the sixteenth

  3. Segment 3 · Judge · English

    I'm sorry to hear that. Did you ever receive the written notice with the date of the hearing?

    Scoring unitTypeAccepted renditions
    Did you ever receive the written notice with the date of the hearing?General content¿alguna vez recibió el aviso por escrito con la fecha de la audiencia? · ¿recibió usted la notificación escrita con la fecha de la audiencia? · ¿llegó a recibir el aviso escrito con la fecha de la audiencia?

  4. Segment 4 · Defendant · Spanish

    No, señor. La citación llegó a mi dirección anterior, en la calle Álamo número 812. Yo me mudé en febrero y le avisé a mi abogado, pero creo que en el tribunal quedó la dirección vieja.

    Scoring unitTypeAccepted renditions
    La citación llegó a mi dirección anteriorLegal termsthe summons went to my previous address · the notice to appear arrived at my former address · the citation was sent to my old address
    en la calle Álamo número 812Numbersat eight twelve Alamo Street · at eight hundred twelve Alamo Street · on Alamo Street, number eight twelve
    Yo me mudé en febrero y le avisé a mi abogadoGeneral contentI moved in February and I told my attorney · I moved in February and I let my lawyer know · I moved in February and I notified my attorney

  5. Segment 5 · Defense · English

    Your Honor, we have confirmed with the clerk's office that the notice was mailed to the old address on Alamo Street. My client's current address has been on file with probation since February 20th.

    Scoring unitTypeAccepted renditions
    we have confirmed with the clerk's officeLegal termshemos confirmado con la oficina del secretario · confirmamos con la secretaría del tribunal · hemos confirmado con la Oficina del Secretario del Tribunal
    has been on file with probation since February 20thLegal termsconsta en el expediente de libertad a prueba desde el veinte de febrero · está registrada con el Departamento de Libertad a Prueba desde el veinte de febrero · obra en los archivos de libertad a prueba desde el veinte de febrero

  6. Segment 6 · Judge · English

    All right. The court will quash the bench warrant and reinstate the original bond. Mr. Padilla, your new review hearing is June 3rd at eight thirty in the morning, in Courtroom 4. If you miss that date, I will issue a new warrant. Do you understand me?

    Scoring unitTypeAccepted renditions
    The court will quash the bench warrant and reinstate the original bondLegal termsel tribunal va a anular la orden de arresto y restablecer la fianza original · la corte anulará la orden judicial de detención y reinstaurará la caución original · el tribunal dejará sin efecto la orden de arresto y restituirá la fianza original
    June 3rd at eight thirty in the morning, in Courtroom 4Numbersel tres de junio a las ocho y media de la mañana, en la Sala del Tribunal No. 4 · el tres de junio a las ocho treinta de la mañana, en la sala de audiencias número cuatro · el día tres de junio a las ocho y media de la mañana, en la sala cuatro
    If you miss that date, I will issue a new warrantLegal termssi falta a esa fecha, voy a expedir una nueva orden de arresto · si no comparece en esa fecha, dictaré una nueva orden judicial · si no se presenta ese día, emitiré una nueva orden de arresto

Glossary terms that come up here

Spanish renditions as published in the state court interpreter glossaries. Each links to the full list it comes from, with sources.

Bench warrant
Orden judicial de arresto (o) de captura Court procedure
Review hearing
Audiencia de revisión Court procedure
your honor
señoría Court procedure

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