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Immigrant Father Appears with Son in Auto Brakes Trial
In East Providence Rhode Island an immigrant from Portugal and his fourth grade son spoke in court after the father was charged with operating a car with defective brakes. The boy Anthony Medeiros pleaded guilty for his father and explained the language barrier. Judge Eugene J. Sullivan fined the father five dollars and remitted costs, allowing four dollars to help pay the attorney.
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