State v. Giles

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UNDER ARIZONA RULE OF THE SUPREME COURT 111(c), THIS DECISION IS NOT PRECEDENTIAL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

No. 1 CA-CR 23-0466 PRPC
FILED 10-29-2024

Petition for Review from the Superior Court in Maricopa County
No. CR 1987-009100
The Honorable Mark H. Brain, Judge

REVIEW GRANTED; RELIEF DENIED

APPEARANCES

Maricopa County Attorney’s Office, Phoenix
By Phillip D. Garrow
Counsel for Respondent

Stephen Giles, Buckeye
Petitioner
 STATE v. GILES
Decision of the Court

MEMORANDUM DECISION

Presiding Judge Michael J. Brown, Judge D. Steven Williams, and Judge
Daniel J. Kiley delivered the decision of the Court.

PER CURIAM:

¶1 Petitioner Steven Giles seeks review of the superior court’s
order denying his petition for post-conviction relief. This is his seventh
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, 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, 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. Petitioner has not established an abuse of discretion.

¶4 We grant review and deny relief.

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

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