Arizona Court of Appeals, 2019

State v. Baker

State v. Baker
Arizona Court of Appeals · Decided July 9, 2019

State v. Baker

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UNDER ARIZONA RULE OF THE SUPREME COURT 111(c), THIS DECISION IS NOT PRECEDENTIAL AND MAY BE CITED ONLY AS AUTHORIZED BY RULE.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

No. 1 CA-CR 18-0778 PRPC FILED 7-9-2019

Petition for Review from the Superior Court in Maricopa County No. CR2012-005802-001 The Honorable John Christian Rea, Judge REVIEW GRANTED; RELIEF DENIED

COUNSEL Maricopa County Attorney’s Office, Phoenix By Andrea L. Kever Counsel for Respondent Kimmie Dwayne Baker, Avondale Petitioner STATE v. BAKER Decision of the Court

MEMORANDUM DECISION Presiding Judge Paul J. McMurdie, Chief Judge Peter B. Swann, and Judge Samuel A. Thumma delivered the following decision.

PER CURIAM: ¶1 Petitioner Kimmie Baker 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 Baker’s third 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 the 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 find the petitioner has not established an abuse of discretion.

¶4 We grant review but deny relief.

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

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