State v. Guerrero

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UNDER ARIZONA RULE OF THE SUPREME COURT 111(c), THIS DECISION IS NOT PRECEDENTIAL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

JORGE GUERRERO, Petitioner.

No. 1 CA-CR 25-0398 PRPC
FILED 02-05-2026

Petition for Review from the Superior Court in Mohave County
No. CR-2008-0927
The Honorable Rick A. Williams, Judge

REVIEW GRANTED; RELIEF DENIED

APPEARANCES

Mohave County Attorney’s Office, Kingman
By Jacob Cote
Counsel for Respondent

Jorge Guerrero, Buckeye
Petitioner
 STATE v. GUERRERO
Decision of the Court

MEMORANDUM DECISION

Presiding Judge David B. Gass, Judge Anni Hill Foster, and Chief Judge
Randall M. Howe delivered the decision of the court.

PER CURIAM:

¶1 Petitioner Jorge Guerrero seeks review of the superior court’s
order denying his petition for post-conviction relief. This petition is
Guerrero’s second.

¶2 Absent an abuse of discretion or error of law, the 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). Guerrero bears the burden
of showing the superior court abused its discretion by denying his petition
for post-conviction relief. See State v. Poblete, 227 Ariz. 537, 538 ¶ 1 (App.
2011) (saying petitioner has burden of establishing abuse of discretion on
review).

¶3 The court reviewed the record, the superior court’s order
denying the petition for post-conviction relief, the petition for review, the
response, and supplemental briefing. Guerrero has not established an abuse
of discretion.

¶4 The court thus grants review but denies relief.

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

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