# U n i t e d S t a t e s C o u r t o f A pp e a l s
For the Eig hth Circu it

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No . 1 9 -1 8 82

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Un i t ed St at es o f Am eri ca

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J o an M y rn a Reu d as -Varg as

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Ap p eal fro m

Un i t ed St at es Di s t ri ct Co u rt fo r t h e W es t ern Di s t ri ct o f M i s so u ri - J op l i n

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Su bm i t t ed : Oct o ber 3 1, 2 0 19
Fi l ed : No v em

b er 5 , 2 0 1 9 [Un pu b l is h ed ]

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Befo re GRUENDER, BENTON, an d STRAS, Ci rcu i t J u d g es

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PER CURIAM

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J o an M y rn a Reu d as -Var ga s a ppeal s t h e d i s t ri ct co u rt ’ s 1 j u d gm en t en t ered u p o n
h e r g u i l t y p l ea t o t heft o f g ov ern m en t p ro p ert y wi t h reg ard t o her recei p t o f s o c i a l

1 Th e Ho no rab l e Bet h Ph il l i p s , Ch i ef Ju d ge, Un i t ed St at es D i s tri ct Co u rt fo r t h e W es t ern Di s t ri ct o f M is s o u ri

.s ecu ri t y di s ab i l i t y b en efi ts aft er an u n rep o rt ed p eri o d o f wo rk

. Her co u n s el h as

m o ved t o wi t h d raw an d h as fi l ed a bri ef u n d e r An d er s v. Ca li f or n i a , 3 8 6 U.S. 7 3 8 (1 9 6 7), arg u i n g t h at Reu d as -Varg as s h o u l d h av e b een p erm i t t ed t o wi t h d raw h er

g u i l t y p l e a

. I n a pro s e b ri ef, Reu das -Varg as m en ti o ns h er s t at u s as m ed i cal l y
d i s ab l ed

, a l i m i t at i on s p eri o d

, t h e l ack o f ad m i ni s t rat i v e pro ceed in g s , an d b ei n g

co erced t o p l ead g u i l ty

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Fo l l owi n g ou r rev i ew o f t h e reco rd

, i n cl u d i n g t h e pl ea ag reem en t an d co l l o q u y ,

we co n cl u d e t h at Reu d as -Varg as k no wi ng l y an d v o lu n t ari l y en t ered h er g u il t y p l ea,

an d th at t h e d i s t ri ct co u rt d i d n o t ab u s e it s d i s cret i o n i n d en y i n g h er m o t i o n to

wi t h d raw i t

. S

ee Un i t e d S t a t es v. Gr een , 5 2 1 F.3 d 9 2 9

, 9 3 1 (8 t h Ci r. 2 0 0 8 ) (rev iewi n g fo r ab u s e o f d i s cret i o n d en i al o f m o t io n t o wi t h d raw g u i l t y p l e a , a n d

rev i ewi n g d e n o v o wh et h er p l ea was k n o w i n g an d v o l un t ary ; defen d an t m u s t

es t ab l i s h “ fai r an d j u s t ” reas o n t o wi t h draw p lea a f t e r i ts accep t an ce); s ee a l s o Ng u yen v. Un it ed St a t es , 1 1 4 F.3 d 69 9

, 7 0 3 ( 8 th Ci r. 1 9 9 7 ) (n o t i n g d efen d an t ’ s

rep res en t at i o ns d u ri n g p l ea-t ak i n g carry s tro n g p res u m p t i o n o f v eri ty ). As i d e fro m

an y vo l u n t ari nes s arg u m en t
, we co n cl u de t h at Reu d as -Varg as ’ s p ro s e arg u m en t s are
l arg el y wai v ed b y h er g u i l t y p l ea, s ee Un i t ed S t a t es v. Li ml ey , 5 1 0 F.3 d 8 2 5

, 8 2 7 (8 th

Ci r. 2 0 0 7 ), as wel l as b y t h e ap p eal w ai v er co nt ai n ed i n h er p lea ag r e e m e n t
, s ee
Un i ted S t a t es v. S

co t t
, 6 2 7 F.3 d 7 0 2

, 7 04 (8 t h Ci r. 2 0 1 0). W e al so decl i n e t o co n s i d er

an y i n effect i v e-as s i s tan ce cl ai m b ecau s e t h e reco rd i s i n s uffi ci en t l y d ev el o p ed

. See

Un i ted S t a t es v. Ra mi r ez -Her n a n d ez , 4 4 9 F.3 d 8 24 , 8 2 7 (8 t h Ci r. 2 0 0 6 ).

Fi n al l y , h av i n g rev i ewed t h e reco rd i n d ep en d en t l y p u rs uan t t o Pen so n v. Oh i o , 4 8 8 U.S. 7 5 (1 9 8 8 ), we h av e fo u n d n o n o n -fri v o l o us i s s u e fo r rev i ew. W e g ran t

co u ns el ’ s m o t i on t o wi t h draw, d en y Reu d as -Varg as ’ s m o ti o n fo r ap p o in tm en t o f n ew

co u ns el , an d affi rm t h e d i s t ri ct co u rt ’ s ju d g m en t

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