State v. Shaffer

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 UNDER ARIZONA RULE OF THE SUPREME COURT 111(c), THIS DECISION IS NOT PRECEDENTIAL AND MAY BE CITED ONLY AS AUTHORIZED BY RULE.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. ANDREW PAUL SCHAFFER, Petitioner. No. 1 CA-CR 19-0106 PRPC FILED 9-26-2019 Appeal from the Superior Court in Yavapai County No. P1300CR201200839 The Honorable Tina R. Ainley, Judge REVIEW GRANTED; RELIEF DENIED COUNSEL Andrew P. Schaffer, Kingman Petitioner Yavapai County Attorney’s Office, Prescott By Dana E. Owens Counsel for Respondent MEMORANDUM DECISION Presiding Judge Samuel A. Thumma, Judge Jennifer M. Perkins and Judge Paul J. McMurdie delivered the decision of the Court. STATE v. SCHAFFER Decision of the Court PER CURIAM: ¶1 Petitioner Andrew Paul Schaffer 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 (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. Petitioner has not established an abuse of discretion. ¶4 For the foregoing reasons, we grant review but deny relief. AMY M. WOOD • Clerk of the Court FILED: AA 2