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UNDER ARIZONA RULE OF THE SUPREME COURT 111(c), THIS DECISION IS NOT PRECEDENTIAL AND MAY BE CITED ONLY AS AUTHORIZED BY RULE.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

No. 1 CA-CR 20-0080 PRPC FILED 6-16-2020

Appeal from the Superior Court in Maricopa County No. CR2005-105680-001 The Honorable Warren J. Granville, Judge, Retired REVIEW GRANTED; RELIEF DENIED

APPEARANCES

Dennis Allen Whitehead, Florence Petitioner

MEMORANDUM DECISION Presiding Judge Samuel A. Thumma, Judge Randall M. Howe and Judge Cynthia J. Bailey delivered the decision of the Court.

STATE v. WHITEHEAD Decision of the Court PER CURIAM: ¶1 Petitioner Dennis Allen Whitehead 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 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 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