State v. Hernandez

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 UNDER ARIZONA RULE OF THE SUPREME COURT 111(c), THIS DECISION IS NOT PRECEDENTIAL AND MAY BE CITED ONLY AS AUTHORIZED BY RULE.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

JUAN RAMON HERNANDEZ, Petitioner.

No. 1 CA-CR 18-0618 PRPC FILED 1-10-2019

Appeal from the Superior Court in Maricopa County No. CR2009-006147-001 The Honorable Joseph C. Welty, Judge

REVIEW GRANTED; RELIEF DENIED

COUNSEL

Maricopa County Attorney’s Office, Phoenix By Diane Meloche Counsel for Respondent

Juan Ramon Hernandez, Florence Petitioner STATE v. HERNANDEZ Decision of the Court

MEMORANDUM DECISION

Presiding Judge Jennifer M. Perkins, Judge Lawrence F. Winthrop and Judge Jon W. Thompson delivered the decision of the Court.

PER CURIAM:

¶1 Petitioner Juan Ramon Hernandez 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 fifth untimely 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 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 hold that petitioner has not established an abuse of discretion.

¶4 For the foregoing reasons, we grant review and deny relief.

AMY M. WOOD • Clerk of the Court FILED: AA