The absence of a court interpreter when a plea of guilty is entered does not of itself establish a miscarriage of justice where the accused had previously given clear written instructions to enter the plea through an interpreter and subsequently confirmed those instructions in writing with interpreter assistance. Multiple changes of legal representative, each of whom independently advised the accused and obtained written instructions confirming the plea, strongly supports the integrity of the plea.
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