In Re Raymundo B.

Raymundo B. appeals his commitment to the California Youth Authority. His principal contention is that he was denied his constitutional right to a separate interpreter during the proceedings below. We affirm.

Statement of the Case

On September 8, 1987, a supplemental petition was filed in the Juvenile Court of Kings County alleging that the minor, Raymundo B., came within the provisions of section 602 of the Welfare and Institutions Code and charging him with one felony count of burglary of a vehicle in violation of Penal Code section 459 and one misdemeanor count of theft in violation of Penal Code sections 484 and 488. The petition also alleged that the minor was a ward of the court and on probation for the following previous violations of the law: an August 1, 1983, violation of Penal Code section 148, resisting arrest; a November 21, 1983, violation of Penal Code section 602, subdivision (/), trespass; and a February 1, 1984, violation of Penal Code section 242, battery.

On September 8, 1987, Virginia Zamora was appointed as the interpreter for both the minor and his parents. At the hearing on September 28, 1987, the court found the allegations of the petition true…