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Facts

• The Defendant, Brenda Aguilar, entered into a plea agreement which she later sought to withdraw. Her request was based on the claim that the State failed to disclose that Agent Juarez, who was involved in securing and executing the search warrant in her case, was charged with criminal offenses three years after the events of her case. This, she argued, constituted a violation of her rights under Brady v. Maryland, which mandates the prosecution to disclose evidence favorable to the defendant.

Procedural History

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Parties' Submissions

• Defendant-Appellant: Argued that the State's failure to inform her of the charges against Agent Juarez violated her rights under Brady v. Maryland, making her plea unknowing and involuntary. She contended that this oversight warranted the withdrawal of her plea agreement.
• Plaintiff-Appellee: The State's arguments are not directly summarized in the provided text, but it can be inferred that the State opposed the Defendant's motion to withdraw her plea agreement, leading to the affirmation of the district court's decision.

Legal Issues

• Whether the State's failure to disclose that Agent Juarez was charged with criminal offenses constituted a violation of Brady v. Maryland.
• Whether the Defendant's counsel was ineffective due to the State's failure to disclose the investigation regarding Agent Juarez.

Disposition

• The Court of Appeals affirmed the district court's denial of the Defendant's motion to withdraw her plea agreement.

Reasons

• The Court, led by Judge Kristina Bogardus with concurrence from Chief Judge J. Miles Hanisee and Judge Jane B. Yohalem, held that the Defendant did not establish a Brady violation as she failed to prove that the prosecution, rather than the police, suppressed evidence regarding Agent Juarez's criminal charges (para 4). Furthermore, the Court found that the Defendant did not demonstrate how the charges against Agent Juarez would have provided a basis to suppress the search warrant issued three years earlier, nor did she establish that her counsel's performance was deficient or that she suffered prejudice due to the alleged Brady violation (paras 5-7). The Court concluded that the Defendant's plea was knowing and voluntary, and her arguments did not warrant the withdrawal of her plea agreement (paras 3-7).