SPD guidlines on conversing with non-English speakers falls short, experts say
Thanh Chi Phan, a Vietnamese immigrant who ran an unlicensed daycare facility in King County, may soon be remanded to state prison for an eight- to 10-year sentence if she is convicted of shaking 10-month-old Crystal Ly hard enough to give her brain damage.
Phan can barely speak English and was interviewed by a police interpreter who, according to her defense attorney, may have misinterpreted Phan’s testimony, leading her to be wrongly accused. ...