Legal Opinion

State of Arizona v. Veronica Sanchez-Equihua

Court of Appeals of Arizona

Decided May 19, 2014No. 2 CA-CR 2013-0003PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

KELLY, Presiding Judge.

¶1 Veronica Sanchez-Equihua appeals from her convictions and sentences for two counts of possession of a narcotic drug for sale and one count of possession of drug paraphernalia. She argues her constitutional right to compulsory process was violated because a term in her codefendants’ plea agreements prevented them from testifying on her behalf and the trial court erred by failing to compel the witnesses to testify.1 We vacate her convictions and sentences and remand for a new trial.

Factual and Procedural Background

¶2 We view the facts in the light most favorable…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Washington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Webb v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. Mitchell v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
  5. State v. HendersonArizona Supreme Court · 2005

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. State of Arizona v. Joseph Michael NolanCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 2026
  2. State v. HandCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 2019
  3. State v. OlaoyeCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 2020
  4. State v. Uriarte-VelazquezCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 2016

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