State v. Valentini

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 UNDER ARIZONA RULE OF THE SUPREME COURT 111(c), THIS DECISION IS NOT PRECEDENTIAL AND MAY BE CITED ONLY AS AUTHORIZED BY RULE.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. RICK WAYNE VALENTINI, Petitioner. No. 1 CA-CR 21-0172 PRPC FILED 8-26-2021 Petition for Review from the Superior Court in Maricopa County No. CR2011-005869-001 The Honorable Ronee F. Korbin Steiner, Judge REVIEW GRANTED; RELIEF DENIED APPEARANCES Maricopa County Attorney’s Office, Phoenix By Amanda M. Parker Counsel for Respondent Rick Wayne Valentini, Florence Petitioner MEMORANDUM DECISION Presiding Judge D. Steven Williams, Judge David B. Gass, and Judge James B. Morse Jr. delivered the decision of the Court. STATE v. VALENTINI Decision of the Court PER CURIAM: ¶1 Petitioner Rick Wayne Valentini seeks review of the superior court’s order denying his petition for post-conviction relief. This is petitioner’s latest successive 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. The petitioner has failed to show an abuse of discretion. ¶4 For the foregoing reasons, this court grants review but denies relief. AMY M. WOOD • Clerk of the Court FILED: AA 2