State v. Kaplan

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UNDER ARIZONA RULE OF THE SUPREME COURT 111(c), THIS DECISION IS NOT PRECEDENTIAL AND MAY BE CITED ONLY AS AUTHORIZED BY RULE.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

No. 1 CA-CR 25-0201 PRPC FILED 01-27-2026

Petition for Review from the Superior Court in Yavapai County No. V1300CR201780327 V1300CR201780328 V1300CR201680147 The Honorable Michael R. Bluff, Judge REVIEW GRANTED; RELIEF DENIED

COUNSEL Edward Kaplan, Winslow Petitioner STATE v. KAPLAN Decision of the Court

MEMORANDUM DECISION Presiding Judge James B. Morse Jr., Judge Anni Hill Foster, and Judge Veronika Fabian delivered the following decision.

PER CURIAM: ¶1 Petitioner Edward Kaplan, 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 Kaplan’s second petition.

¶2 We will not disturb a superior court’s ruling on a petition for post-conviction relief absent an abuse of discretion or legal error. See State v. Gutierrez, 229 Ariz. 573, 577, ¶ 19 (2012). Kaplan has the burden to show that the superior court erred in denying his petition for post-conviction relief. See State v. Poblete, 227 Ariz. 537, 538, ¶ 1 (App. 2011).

¶3 We have reviewed the record in this matter, the superior court’s order denying the petition for post-conviction relief, petition for review. Kaplan has not established error.

¶4 We grant review but deny relief.

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