Outreach Library:Interpreting In Legal Settings

Interpreting the Miranda Warnings. Sign Media, (1992). Interpretations and a discussion of reasons supporting their interpretations by three nationally known interpreters: Sharon Neumann Solow, Theresa Smith and Anna Witter-Merithew. VHS. # LE-1.

Murder Investigation - Interview 1 & 2. V645.020. Gallaudet University, . A one to one interview regarding a murder situation. Interpreter is Jayne Turbergen. VHS-50 minutes. # LE-2.

Hit-N-Run Investigation - Interview 1 & 2. Gallaudet University,V645.026. (1994). A one to one interview regarding an auto accident. Interpreter is Mary Lightfoot. VHS-92 minutes. # BS-80.

ADA: Access for Deaf Americans. Gallaudet University. Producer-Susan Karchmer. ASL with open captions VHS-68 minutes. # LE-3.

The following 6 videotapes are part of the series Interpreting in the American Legal System produced by Sign Media (1995). Each tape corresponds to different topics and corresponds with different book sections. Book with VHS.

1. Client-Attorney Interview: Auto Accident. Vignette features the introductory meeting between a lawyer and a client who is seeking counsel regarding injuries. Interpreter is Diana Tighe. # BS-15.

2. Client-Attorney Interview: DUI Arrest. Vignette features a Deaf man, a repeat offender, who has been arrested a second time for Driving Under the Influence. Interpreter is Pamela Morris. # BS-16.

3. Client-Attorney Interview: Plea Bargain Session of a "Cocaine Case". Vignette features a case of a Deaf man charged with possession and distribution of cocaine. Interpreter is Alan Champion. # BS-17.

4. Courtroom Procedure: Plea Bargain Litany within Superior Court. Vignette features the guilty plea litany interview between a judge and the defendant. Interpreter is Gay Koenemann. # BS-18.

5. Courtroom Procedure: Expert Testimony. Vignette features expert testimony given by a doctor in a court case involving a Deaf woman who sustained permanent injuries during an auto accident. Interpreter is Kellie Mills Stewart. # BS-19.

6.Courtroom Procedure: Jury Instructions. Text includes a set of jury instructions read by a judge to a jury that has heard all of the evidence in a criminal matter dealing with a felony crime of robbery with a firearm. Interpreter is Patty Nusser. # BS-20.