Officer Testimony: the search warrant on Linden StreetConsecutive practice, English to Spanish
Detective Kovacs testifies on direct examination about the execution of a search warrant. Interpret the English questions and testimony consecutively into Spanish for the defendant; render weights, amounts, and paraphernalia terminology precisely.
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- Length
- 8:07
- Pace
- 120 words per minute
- Segments
- 12
- Scoring units
- 14
- Difficulty
- 3 of 3
What gets counted here: numbers (7), legal terms (3), general content (2), names (1) and register (1). A rater counts scoring units, not how smooth it sounded. Scoring units explained.
Full script and answer key (opening this before you practice spoils it)
Segment 1 · Prosecutor · English
Detective, please state your full name and your current assignment for the record.
Segment 2 · Officer · English
Detective Ryan Kovacs, K-O-V-A-C-S. I've been with the Nita City Police Department for eleven years, and for the last four I've been assigned to the Nita County Narcotics Task Force.
Scoring unit Type Accepted renditions Detective Ryan Kovacs Names el detective Ryan Kovacs · detective Ryan Kovacs eleven years, and for the last four I've been assigned to the Nita County Narcotics Task Force Numbers once años, y en los últimos cuatro he estado asignado a la Brigada Antinarcóticos del Condado de Nita · once años, y durante los últimos cuatro me han asignado al Grupo Especial de Narcóticos del Condado de Nita · once años y los últimos cuatro asignado a la Unidad Antinarcóticos del Condado de Nita Segment 3 · Prosecutor · English
Directing your attention to March 14th, 2026, did you participate in the execution of a search warrant?
Scoring unit Type Accepted renditions March 14th, 2026 Numbers el catorce de marzo de dos mil veintiséis · el día catorce de marzo del dos mil veintiséis the execution of a search warrant Legal terms la ejecución de una orden de registro · la ejecución de una orden de cateo · el cumplimiento de una orden de registro Segment 4 · Officer · English
Yes. The warrant was signed by Judge Alvin Prescott at 6:40 p.m. the night before, and we executed it at 3117 Linden Street, apartment 2B, at 5:15 in the morning.
Scoring unit Type Accepted renditions signed by Judge Alvin Prescott at 6:40 p.m. the night before Numbers firmada por el juez Alvin Prescott a las seis y cuarenta de la tarde de la noche anterior · la firmó el juez Alvin Prescott a las seis cuarenta de la tarde la noche anterior · firmada por el juez Alvin Prescott a las dieciocho cuarenta de la noche anterior 3117 Linden Street, apartment 2B, at 5:15 in the morning Numbers el tres mil ciento diecisiete de la calle Linden, apartamento dos B, a las cinco y cuarto de la mañana · la calle Linden número tres mil ciento diecisiete, apartamento dos B, a las cinco y quince de la mañana · el treinta y uno diecisiete de la calle Linden, departamento dos B, a las cinco quince de la mañana Segment 5 · Prosecutor · English
What, if anything, did you recover from the kitchen area?
Segment 6 · Officer · English
In the freezer compartment I recovered two vacuum-sealed bundles containing a white crystalline substance. The combined net weight was 112 grams, and it field-tested positive for methamphetamine.
Scoring unit Type Accepted renditions two vacuum-sealed bundles containing a white crystalline substance General content dos paquetes sellados al vacío que contenían una sustancia cristalina blanca · dos bultos sellados al vacío con una sustancia blanca cristalina · dos envoltorios sellados al vacío que contenían una sustancia cristalina de color blanco The combined net weight was 112 grams, and it field-tested positive for methamphetamine Numbers el peso neto combinado era de ciento doce gramos, y la prueba de campo dio positivo para metanfetamina · el peso neto total fue de ciento doce gramos y salió positivo a metanfetamina en la prueba de campo · en conjunto pesaban ciento doce gramos netos y dieron positivo por metanfetamina en la prueba preliminar de campo Segment 7 · Prosecutor · English
Was anything else seized from that apartment?
Segment 8 · Officer · English
Yes, ma'am. On the kitchen counter there was a digital scale with residue on the weighing tray, and a box of roughly 300 unused packaging baggies. In a shoebox in the bedroom closet we found $4,820 in United States currency, banded with rubber bands in increments of five hundred.
Scoring unit Type Accepted renditions a digital scale with residue on the weighing tray, and a box of roughly 300 unused packaging baggies Numbers una balanza digital con residuo en la bandeja de pesaje, y una caja con aproximadamente trescientas bolsitas de empaque sin usar · una pesa digital con residuos en el platillo, y una caja de unas trescientas bolsitas nuevas para empaquetar · una báscula digital con residuo en la bandeja y una caja con cerca de trescientas bolsitas de envoltura sin usar $4,820 in United States currency, banded with rubber bands in increments of five hundred Numbers cuatro mil ochocientos veinte dólares en moneda estadounidense, atados con ligas en fajos de quinientos · cuatro mil ochocientos veinte dólares en efectivo de Estados Unidos, sujetos con bandas elásticas en cantidades de quinientos · cuatro mil ochocientos veinte dólares en moneda de los Estados Unidos, amarrados con ligas en montos de quinientos Segment 9 · Prosecutor · English
Based on your training and experience, what is the significance of those items?
Segment 10 · Officer · English
Taken together, those are indicia of distribution rather than personal use. Now, we also found a methamphetamine pipe on the nightstand and a package of rolling papers, and that's the kind of thing you see with a user. But plain and simple, the scale and the baggies are what tell me somebody's selling.
Scoring unit Type Accepted renditions those are indicia of distribution rather than personal use Legal terms esos son indicios de distribución y no de consumo personal · eso constituye indicios de distribución más que de uso personal a methamphetamine pipe on the nightstand and a package of rolling papers General content una pipa para metanfetamina en la mesa de noche y un paquete de papel para enrollar cigarrillos · una pipa de metanfetamina sobre el buró y un paquete de papelillos para enrollar · una pipa para fumar metanfetamina en la mesita de noche y una cajetilla de papel de enrollar But plain and simple, the scale and the baggies are what tell me somebody's selling. Register pero, para decirlo claramente, la balanza y las bolsitas son lo que me indica que alguien está vendiendo · pero, lisa y llanamente, la pesa y las bolsitas son lo que me dice que alguien anda vendiendo · pero, sencillamente, la báscula y las bolsitas son lo que me señala que alguien está vendiendo Segment 11 · Prosecutor · English
How did you handle the suspected narcotics after the seizure?
Segment 12 · Officer · English
I sealed each bundle in a separate evidence bag, marked them with my initials and case number 26-CR-4471, and the chain of custody shows I hand-delivered them to the Nita County Crime Laboratory at 9:05 a.m. that same morning.
Scoring unit Type Accepted renditions case number 26-CR-4471, and the chain of custody shows I hand-delivered them to the Nita County Crime Laboratory at 9:05 a.m. Legal terms el número de expediente 26-CR-4471, y la cadena de custodia indica que yo los entregué en mano al Laboratorio Criminalístico del Condado de Nita a las nueve y cinco de la mañana · la causa número 26-CR-4471, y la cadena de custodia muestra que los entregué personalmente al Laboratorio de Criminalística del Condado de Nita a las nueve con cinco de la mañana · el número de caso 26-CR-4471, y según la cadena de custodia los llevé personalmente al Laboratorio Forense del Condado de Nita a las nueve y cinco de la mañana
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.
- case number
- número del caso Court procedure
- chain of custody
- cadena de custodia medical
- digital scale
- balanza digital Drug cases
- evidence bag
- bolsa para evidencia medical
- For the record
- Para que conste en las actas Court procedure
- methamphetamine pipe
- pipa para fumar metanfetamina Drug cases
- net weight
- peso neto medical
- packaging baggies
- bolsitas de plástico Drug cases
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