State v. Guerrero

• Court: Court of Appeals of Arizona
• Decided: February 5, 2026
• Docket: 1 CA-CR 25-0398 PRPC
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

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 UNDER ARIZONA RULE OF THE SUPREME COURT 111(c), THIS DECISION IS NOT PRECEDENTIAL AND MAY BE CITED ONLY AS AUTHORIZED BY RULE.

IN THE ARIZONA COURT OF APPEALS DIVISION ONE

STATE OF ARIZONA, Respondent,

v.

JORGE GUERRERO, Petitioner.

No. 1 CA-CR 25-0398 PRPC FILED 02-05-2026

Petition for Review from the Superior Court in Mohave County No. CR-2008-0927 The Honorable Rick A. Williams, Judge

REVIEW GRANTED; RELIEF DENIED

APPEARANCES

Mohave County Attorney’s Office, Kingman By Jacob Cote Counsel for Respondent

Jorge Guerrero, Buckeye Petitioner STATE v. GUERRERO Decision of the Court

MEMORANDUM DECISION

Presiding Judge David B. Gass, Judge Anni Hill Foster, and Chief Judge Randall M. Howe delivered the decision of the court.

PER CURIAM:

¶1 Petitioner Jorge Guerrero seeks review of the superior court’s order denying his petition for post-conviction relief. This petition is Guerrero’s second.

¶2 Absent an abuse of discretion or error of law, the 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). Guerrero bears the burden of showing the superior court abused its discretion by denying his petition for post-conviction relief. See State v. Poblete, 227 Ariz. 537, 538 ¶ 1 (App. 2011) (saying petitioner has burden of establishing abuse of discretion on review).

¶3 The court reviewed the record, the superior court’s order denying the petition for post-conviction relief, the petition for review, the response, and supplemental briefing. Guerrero has not established an abuse of discretion.

¶4 The court thus grants review but denies relief.

MATTHEW J. MARTIN • Clerk of the Court FILED: JR