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UNDER ARIZONA RULE OF THE SUPREME COURT 111(c), THIS DECISION IS NOT PRECEDENTIAL AND MAY BE CITED ONLY AS AUTHORIZED BY RULE.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

No. 1 CA-CR 22-0178 PRPC FILED 11-15-2022

Petition for Review from the Superior Court in Yavapai County No. P1300CR20081426 The Honorable Michael R. Bluff, Judge REVIEW GRANTED; RELIEF DENIED

COUNSEL Yavapai County Attorney’s Office, Prescott By Dana E. Owens Counsel for Respondent Joe Cervantes, Jr., Florence Petitioner STATE v. CERVANTES Decision of the Court

MEMORANDUM DECISION Presiding Judge Maria Elena Cruz, Judge Angela K. Paton, and Judge Peter B. Swann delivered the decision of the Court.

PER CURIAM: ¶1 Petitioner Joe Cervantes, Jr. seeks review of the superior court’s order denying his 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 (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. 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