Opinion
No. 1 CA-CR 19-0164 PRPC
10-31-2019
STATE OF ARIZONA, Respondent, v. JESSE JAMES ABBOTT, Petitioner.
COUNSEL Mohave County Attorney's Office, Kingman By Matthew J. Smith Counsel for Respondent The Stavris Law Firm, P.L.L.C., Scottsdale By Alison Stavris Counsel for Petitioner
NOTICE: NOT FOR OFFICIAL PUBLICATION. UNDER ARIZONA RULE OF THE SUPREME COURT 111(c), THIS DECISION IS NOT PRECEDENTIAL AND MAY BE CITED ONLY AS AUTHORIZED BY RULE.
Petition for Review from the Superior Court in Mohave County
No. S8015CR201501152
The Honorable Richard D. Lambert, Judge
REVIEW GRANTED; RELIEF DENIED
COUNSEL
Mohave County Attorney's Office, Kingman
By Matthew J. Smith
Counsel for Respondent
The Stavris Law Firm, P.L.L.C., Scottsdale
By Alison Stavris
Counsel for Petitioner
MEMORANDUM DECISION
Presiding Judge Kenton D. Jones, Judge James B. Morse Jr., and Judge Diane M. Johnsen delivered the decision of the Court.
PER CURIAM :
¶1 Jesse Abbott seeks review of the superior court's order dismissing his petition for post-conviction relief (PCR), filed pursuant to Arizona Rule of Criminal Procedure 32.1. This is the petitioner's first PCR petition.
¶2 Absent an abuse of discretion or error of law, this Court will not disturb a superior court's ruling on a petition for post-conviction relief. State v. Gutierrez, 229 Ariz. 573, 576-77, ¶ 19 (2012). It is the petitioner's burden to show that the superior court abused its discretion in denying the petition. See State v. Poblete, 227 Ariz. 537, 538, ¶ 1 (App. 2011).
¶3 We have reviewed the record in this matter, the superior court's order denying the petition for post-conviction relief, and the petition for review. We find that the petitioner has not shown any abuse of discretion.
¶4 Accordingly, we grant review and deny relief.