State v. Davis

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UNDER ARIZONA RULE OF THE SUPREME COURT 111(c), THIS DECISION IS NOT PRECEDENTIAL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

TORRENCE E. DAVIS, Petitioner.

No. 1 CA-CR 20-0359 PRPC
FILED 2-9-2021

Appeal from the Superior Court in Maricopa County
No. CR2016-135082-001
The Honorable Christopher A. Coury, Judge

REVIEW GRANTED; RELIEF DENIED

APPEARANCES

Maricopa County Attorney’s Office, Phoenix
By Robert E. Prather
Counsel for Respondent

Torrence E. Davis, San Luis
Petitioner

STATE v. DAVIS
Decision of the Court

MEMORANDUM DECISION

Presiding Judge D. Steven Williams, Judge Jennifer B. Campbell and
Judge James B. Morse Jr. delivered the following decision of the Court.

PER CURIAM:

¶1 Petitioner Torrence E. Davis 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 first
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, the petition
for review, response and reply. The petitioner has failed to show an abuse
of discretion.

¶4 For the foregoing reasons, this court grants review but
denies relief.

AMY M. WOOD • Clerk of the Court
FILED: AA

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