STATE v. MONAGHAN
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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 UNDER ARIZONA RULE OF THE SUPREME COURT 111(c), THIS DECISION IS NOT PRECEDENTIAL AND MAY BE CITED ONLY AS AUTHORIZED BY RULE.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. RICHARD JOSEPH MONAGHAN, Petitioner. No. 1 CA-CR 17-0677 PRPC FILED 4-24-2018 Petition for Review from the Superior Court in Navajo County No. CR 201200360 The Honorable Robert J. Higgins, Judge REVIEW GRANTED; RELIEF DENIED COUNSEL Navajo County Attorney’s Office, Holbrook By Bradley W. Carlyon Counsel for Respondent Richard Joseph Monaghan, Kingman Petitioner MEMORANDUM DECISION Presiding Judge Jon W. Thompson, Judge Peter B. Swann, and Judge James P. Beene delivered the decision of the Court. STATE v. MONAGHAN Decision of the Court P E R C U R I A M: ¶1 Petitioner Richard Joseph Monaghan 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 the petitioner’s second successive 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, 576-77, ¶ 19 (2012). It is the petitioner’s burden to show that the superior court abused its discretion in denying the petition. 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. We find that petitioner has not shown an abuse of discretion. ¶4 Accordingly, we grant review and deny relief. AMY M. WOOD • Clerk of the Court FILED: AA 2
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