State v. Gomez-Torres

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 UNDER ARIZONA RULE OF THE SUPREME COURT 111(c), THIS DECISION IS NOT PRECEDENTIAL AND MAY BE CITED ONLY AS AUTHORIZED BY RULE.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. TEODORO GOMEZ-TORRES, Petitioner. No. 1 CA-CR 18-0478 PRPC FILED 12-18-2018 Petition for Review from the Superior Court in Mohave County No. S8015CR201301013 The Honorable Derek C. Carlisle, Judge REVIEW GRANTED; RELIEF DENIED APPEARANCES Mohave County Attorney's Office, Kingman By Matthew J. Smith Counsel for Respondent Teodoro Gomez-Torres, Florence Petitioner STATE v. GOMEZ-TORRES Decision of the Court MEMORANDUM DECISION Presiding Judge James P. Beene, Judge Michael J. Brown and Judge James B. Morse Jr. delivered the following decision. PER CURIAM: ¶1 Petitioner Teodoro Gomez-Torres 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 second 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, 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. AMY M. WOOD • Clerk of the Court FILED: AA 2