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UNDER ARIZONA RULE OF THE SUPREME COURT 111(c), THIS DECISION IS NOT PRECEDENTIAL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.
VANESSA STAFFORD, Petitioner.
No. 1 CA-CR 23-0284 PRPC
FILED 2-15-2024
Petition for Review from the Superior Court in Yavapai County
No. V1300CR201880374
The Honorable Michael R. Bluff, Judge
REVIEW GRANTED; RELIEF DENIED
COUNSEL
Yavapai County Attorney’s Office, Camp Verde
By Ethan A. Wolfinger
Counsel for Respondent
Vanessa Stafford, Peach Springs
Petitioner
STATE v. STAFFORD
Decision of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION
Presiding Judge Daniel J. Kiley, Judge Kent E. Cattani, and Judge D. Steven
Williams delivered the decision of the Court.
PER CURIAM:
¶1 Petitioner Vanessa Stafford seeks review of the superior
court’s order denying her petition for post-conviction relief. This is
Petitioner’s fifth 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. 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
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