Aguilar v. State

*50Petitioner appeals a judgment that denied her petition for post-conviction relief. For the reasons explained below, we reverse and remand.

We first briefly describe the relevant facts of the underlying criminal trial before turning to a discussion of the post-conviction claims that are at issue in this appeal. Petitioner was charged with criminal mistreatment and aggravated theft in connection with a money transfer from her mother's bank account to the account of Miguel Aguilar, petitioner's husband. Petitioner claimed that her mother approved the transfer, which was for the purpose of…