State v. Puleo

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UNDER ARIZONA RULE OF THE SUPREME COURT 111(c), THIS DECISION IS NOT PRECEDENTIAL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.

STEVEN JAMES PULEO, Petitioner.

No. 1 CA-CR 18-0794 PRPC
FILED 4-30-2019

Petition for Review from the Superior Court in Maricopa County
No. CR2013-430912-001
The Honorable Hugh E. Hegyi, Judge (Retired)

REVIEW GRANTED; RELIEF DENIED

APPEARANCES

Steven James Puleo, San Luis
Petitioner

Maricopa County Attorney's Office, Phoenix
By Diane Meloche
Counsel for Respondent

MEMORANDUM DECISION

Presiding Judge James B. Morse Jr., Judge Jon W. Thompson and Vice Chief
Judge Peter B. Swann delivered the following decision.
 STATE v. PULEO
Decision of the Court

PER CURIAM:

¶1 Petitioner Steven James Puleo 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 second
petition for post-conviction relief.

¶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, 278 P.3d 1276, 1280 (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, ¶ 1, 260 P.3d 1102, 1103 (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

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