Donato Luna-Quintero v. Indiana
Is a defendant's constitutional right to a jury trial properly waived, and is counsel providing effective assistance, when the defendant, a foreign citizen with limited English proficiency and no prior contact with the American criminal justice system, was never informed by counsel of what a jury trial entails, and the court made no inquiry to ascertain whether the defendant understood the benefits and burdens of a jury trial?
Whether the defendant's constitutional right to a jury trial was properly waived, and whether counsel provided effective assistance, when the defendant was a foreign citizen with limited English proficiency and no prior contact with the American criminal justice system, was never informed by counsel of what a jury trial entails, and the court made no inquiry to ascertain whether the defendant understood the benefits and burdens of a jury trial