State v. Sandi — AOC Interpreter Standards Create No Binding Legal Rights; Trapping Victim in Corner With Knife Supports Kidnapping Separate from Assault
The North Carolina Court of Appeals affirmed convictions for attempted murder, first-degree kidnapping, and multiple assault charges arising from a domestic violence attack, holding that the AOC’s interpreter Standards create no binding legal rights and that violations warrant only an abuse-of-discretion review; that trapping a victim in a corner with a knife constitutes confinement separate from the accompanying assault offenses; and that a parent’s armed attack on another adult in a young child’s presence creates a substantial risk of physical injury supporting misdemeanor child abuse.