Opinion
No. 1 CA-CR 15-0021 PRPC
12-07-2017
STATE OF ARIZONA, Respondent, v. TIGER FLOWERS, JR., Petitioner.
APPEARANCES Tiger Flowers, Florence Petitioner Maricopa County Attorney's Office, Phoenix By E. Catherine Leisch Counsel for Respondent
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 UNDER ARIZONA RULE OF THE SUPREME COURT 111(c), THIS DECISION IS NOT PRECEDENTIAL AND MAY BE CITED ONLY AS AUTHORIZED BY RULE.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. CR2011-007901-002 DT
The Honorable Edward W. Bassett, Judge (Retired)
REVIEW GRANTED; RELIEF DENIED
APPEARANCES
Tiger Flowers, Florence
Petitioner
Maricopa County Attorney's Office, Phoenix
By E. Catherine Leisch
Counsel for Respondent
MEMORANDUM DECISION
Presiding Judge James P. Beene, Judge Randall M. Howe and Chief Judge Samuel A. Thumma delivered the following decision.
PER CURIAM :
¶1 Petitioner Tiger Flowers, 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 Petitioner's first petition for post-conviction relief after direct appeal.
¶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, 278 P.3d 1276, 1280 (2012). It is 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, ¶ 1, 260 P.3d 1102, 1103 (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 that petitioner has not established an abuse of discretion.
¶4 We grant review and deny relief.