STATE v. WADI

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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 UNDER ARIZONA RULE OF THE SUPREME COURT 111(c), THIS DECISION IS NOT PRECEDENTIAL AND MAY BE CITED ONLY AS AUTHORIZED BY RULE.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. SAMIR MAHMOUD WADI, Petitioner. No. 1 CA-CR 20-0600 PRPC FILED 6-15-2021 Petition for Review from the Superior Court in Yavapai County No. V1300CR201480433 The Honorable Michael R. Bluff, Judge REVIEW GRANTED; RELIEF DENIED COUNSEL Samir Mahmoud Wadi, Florence Petitioner Pro Per MEMORANDUM DECISION Presiding Judge Jennifer M. Perkins, Judge Randall M. Howe, and Judge Maria Elena Cruz delivered the decision of the Court STATE v. WADI Decision of the Court PER CURIAM: ¶1 Petitioner Samir Mahmoud Wadi seeks review of the superior court’s order denying his petition for post-conviction relief. 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, 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, 260 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. We find that petitioner has not established an abuse of discretion. ¶4 We grant review and deny relief. AMY M. WOOD • Clerk of the Court FILED: AA 2

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