Ruano-Avila v. State

Summary

The Court affirmed the denial of Ruano-Avila’s motion for postconviction relief. It held that the record did not support a Brady violation or his claim that counsel negotiated the plea under a mistaken belief about the victim’s age, and he failed to show that he would have rejected the plea and proceeded to trial. The Court also held that his valid guilty plea barred his subsequent challenge to the strength of the State’s evidence.