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State v. Esposito

ARIZONA COURT OF APPEALS DIVISION ONE
Jun 30, 2020
No. 1 CA-CR 20-0143 PRPC (Ariz. Ct. App. Jun. 30, 2020)

Opinion

No. 1 CA-CR 20-0143 PRPC

06-30-2020

STATE OF ARIZONA, Respondent, v. RALPH FRANK ESPOSITO, JR., Petitioner.

COUNSEL Maricopa County Attorney's Office, Phoenix By Andrea L. Kever Counsel for Respondent Ralph F. Esposito Jr., Tucson 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 UNDER ARIZONA RULE OF THE SUPREME COURT 111(c), THIS DECISION IS NOT PRECEDENTIAL AND MAY BE CITED ONLY AS AUTHORIZED BY RULE.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 Maricopa County
No. CR2014-001312-001
The Honorable Peter A. Thompson, Judge

REVIEW GRANTED; RELIEF DENIED

COUNSEL Maricopa County Attorney's Office, Phoenix
By Andrea L. Kever
Counsel for Respondent Ralph F. Esposito Jr., Tucson
Petitioner

MEMORANDUM DECISION

Presiding Judge Paul J. McMurdie, Judge Jennifer B. Campbell, and Vice Chief Judge Kent E. Cattani delivered the following decision. PER CURIAM:

¶1 Petitioner Ralph F. Esposito, Jr. seeks review of the superior court's order denying his petition for post-conviction relief, filed pursuant to Arizona Rule of Criminal Procedure 32.1. This is Esposito's fourth 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, 577, ¶ 19 (2012). It is the petitioner's burden to show that the superior court abused its discretion by denying the petition for post-conviction relief. See State v. Poblete, 227 Ariz. 537, 538, ¶ 1 (App. 2011) (petitioner has burden of establishing abuse of discretion on review).

¶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 the petitioner has not established an abuse of discretion.

¶4 We grant review but deny relief.

We also deny Esposito's motion, dated June 15, 2020, to compel production of materials created by a former attorney and to depose another former attorney. --------


Summaries of

State v. Esposito

ARIZONA COURT OF APPEALS DIVISION ONE
Jun 30, 2020
No. 1 CA-CR 20-0143 PRPC (Ariz. Ct. App. Jun. 30, 2020)
Case details for

State v. Esposito

Case Details

Full title:STATE OF ARIZONA, Respondent, v. RALPH FRANK ESPOSITO, JR., Petitioner.

Court:ARIZONA COURT OF APPEALS DIVISION ONE

Date published: Jun 30, 2020

Citations

No. 1 CA-CR 20-0143 PRPC (Ariz. Ct. App. Jun. 30, 2020)