State v. Simmons ( 2020 )

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UNDER ARIZONA RULE OF THE SUPREME COURT 111(c), THIS DECISION IS NOT PRECEDENTIAL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.
LAMAR VALDEN SIMMONS, Petitioner.
No. 1 CA-CR 20-0207 PRPC
FILED 9-24-2020
Petition for Review from the Superior Court in Maricopa County
No. CR 1987-001119
The Honorable Stephen M. Hopkins, Judge
REVIEW GRANTED; RELIEF DENIED
APPEARANCES
Maricopa County Attorney’s Office, Phoenix
By Amanda M. Parker
Counsel for Respondent
Lamar Valden Simmons, Florence
Petitioner
STATE v. SIMMONS
Decision of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION
Presiding Judge Jennifer B. Campbell, Judge Lawrence F. Winthrop, and
Chief Judge Peter B. Swann1 delivered the decision of the Court.
PER CURIAM:
¶1 Petitioner Lamar Valden Simmons 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 petitioner’s
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 (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, 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
1Chief Judge Peter B. Swann replaces the Honorable Kenton D. Jones, who
was originally assigned to this panel.
2