{"podcast":{"title":"Swear on the Stand","slug":"swear-on-the-stand-7111404","podcast_index_feed_id":7111404,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/fddb5314/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/danielswear","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/42490093/42490093-1732466737482-64af1021e8b8d.jpg","author":"Daniel W. Swear","episode_count":193,"summary":"Court decisions are complex and difficult to digest. This podcast is designed to educating listeners on current legal decisions in a fun and interesting way. Researched by me and produced with the assistance of AI.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-10T22:18:10.447360+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/swear-on-the-stand-7111404"},"episode":{"title":"United States v. Duran-Gonzalez: Collateral Attacks and Interpreter Rights","slug":"united-states-v-duran-gonzalez-collateral-attacks-and-interpreter-rights","published_at":"2026-06-11T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/swear-on-the-stand-7111404/united-states-v-duran-gonzalez-collateral-attacks-and-interpreter-rights","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/swear-on-the-stand-7111404","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/danielswear/episodes/United-States-v--Duran-Gonzalez-Collateral-Attacks-and-Interpreter-Rights-e3kbk7t","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/fddb5314/podcast/play/121015997/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-4%2F3961a9a9-4fcd-0443-ae11-65fcebb7e643.m4a","summary":"This episode details a Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decision regarding Heraclio Duran-Gonzalez , who challenged his status as a career offender during sentencing. The defendant argued that his prior drug convictions were unconstitutional because the courts failed to provide a translator for his native language, Tarahumara . However, the appellate court determined that his claim constituted an impermissible collateral attack on previous judgments. Citing Supreme Court precedent , the judges ruled that such challenges are only allowed if a defendant was completely denied legal counsel . Because the lack of an interpreter does not equate to an absence of representation , the court affirmed the original 151-month prison sentence.","meta_description":"This episode details a Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decision regarding Heraclio Duran-Gonzalez , who challenged his status as a career offender during s…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1689,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/swear-on-the-stand-7111404/episodes/united-states-v-duran-gonzalez-collateral-attacks-and-interpreter-rights/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/swear-on-the-stand-7111404/united-states-v-duran-gonzalez-collateral-attacks-and-interpreter-rights.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}