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UNDER ARIZONA RULE OF THE SUPREME COURT 111(c), THIS DECISION IS NOT PRECEDENTIAL AND MAY BE CITED ONLY AS AUTHORIZED BY RULE.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

No. 1 CA-CR 25-0024 PRPC FILED 7-22-2025

Petition for Review from the Superior Court in Maricopa County No. CR2011-102084-003 The Honorable Margaret LaBianca, Judge AFFIRMED

COUNSEL Maricopa County Attorney’s Office, Phoenix By Robert E. Prather Counsel for Respondent DiMaggio Law Office, PLLC, Scottsdale By Kaitlin DiMaggio, Alexandria J. Hakala Counsel for Petitioner STATE v. DEALS Decision of the Court

MEMORANDUM DECISION Presiding Judge Michael S. Catlett, Judge Daniel J. Kiley, and Vice Chief Judge David D. Weinzweig delivered the decision of the Court.

PER CURIAM: ¶1 Petitioner Robert Deals seeks review of the superior court’s order denying his petition for post-conviction relief. 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. Reed, 252 Ariz. 236, 238, ¶ 6 (App. 2021). Petitioner bears the burden to show 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, the petition for review and the response. We find that petitioner has not established an abuse of discretion.

¶4 We grant review and deny relief.

MATTHEW J. MARTIN • Clerk of the Court FILED: JT