State v. Finley

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UNDER ARIZONA RULE OF THE SUPREME COURT 111(c), THIS DECISION IS NOT PRECEDENTIAL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

GARY FINLEY, Petitioner.

No. 1 CA-CR 21-0418 PRPC
FILED 2-8-2022

Petition for Review from the Superior Court in Maricopa County
No. CR1995-000250
The Honorable Geoffrey Fish, Judge

REVIEW GRANTED AND RELIEF DENIED

APPEARANCES

Maricopa County Attorney’s Office, Phoenix
By Daniel Strange
Counsel for Respondent

Gary Finley, Buckeye
Petitioner
 STATE v. FINLEY
Decision of the Court

MEMORANDUM DECISION

Presiding Judge Jennifer B. Campbell, Judge James B. Morse Jr., and Judge
David B. Gass delivered the decision of the Court.

P E R C U R I A M:

¶1 Petitioner Gary Finley seeks review of the superior court’s
order denying his fifth 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 (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 (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 response. We find that petitioner has not established an abuse
of discretion.

¶4 We grant review but deny relief.

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

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