State v. Lindley

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UNDER ARIZONA RULE OF THE SUPREME COURT 111(c), THIS DECISION IS NOT PRECEDENTIAL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

ROBERT FRANCES LINDLEY, JR., Petitioner.

No. 1 CA-CR 26-0066 PRPC
FILED 09-11-2026

Petition for Review from the Superior Court in Maricopa County
No. CR 1989-009011
The Honorable Aryeh D. Schwartz, Judge

REVIEW GRANTED; RELIEF DENIED

COUNSEL

Robert Frances Lindley, Jr., Buckeye
Petitioner

MEMORANDUM DECISION

Presiding Judge Jennifer M. Perkins, Judge Brian Y. Furuya, and Judge D.
Andrew Gaona delivered the following decision.

STATE v. LINDLEY
Decision of the Court

PER CURIAM:

¶1 Petitioner Robert Frances Lindley, Jr., 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 Lindley’s
eleventh petition.

¶2 We will not disturb a superior court’s ruling on a petition for
post-conviction relief absent an abuse of discretion or legal error. See State
v. Gutierrez, 229 Ariz. 573, 577, ¶ 19 (2012). Lindley has the burden to show
that the superior court erred in denying his petition for post-conviction
relief. See State v. Poblete, 227 Ariz. 537, 538, ¶ 1 (App. 2011).

¶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. Lindley has not established error.

¶4 We grant review but deny relief.

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

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