State v. Vasquez

── State v. Vasquez ── Case No.: 1 CA-CR 25-0492 PRPC Court: Court of Appeals of Arizona Date: April 03, 2026 Category: General 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 UNDER ARIZONA RULE OF THE SUPREME COURT 111(c), THIS DECISION IS NOT PRECEDENTIAL AND MAY BE CITED ONLY AS AUTHORIZED BY RULE.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. JUAN RUBIO VASQUEZ, Petitioner. No. 1 CA-CR 25-0492 PRPC FILED 04-03-2026 Petition for Review from the Superior Court in Maricopa County No. CR1994-006023 The Honorable Margaret B. LaBianca, Judge REVIEW GRANTED; RELIEF DENIED COUNSEL Juan Rubio Vasquez, San Luis Petitioner  STATE v. VASQUEZ Decision of the Court MEMORANDUM DECISION Presiding Judge Michael S. Catlett, Judge Jennifer M. Perkins, and Judge Angela K. Paton delivered the following decision. PER CURIAM: ¶1 Petitioner Juan Rubio Vasquez 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 Vasquez’s fifth 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). Vasquez has the burden to show that the superior court erred in denying the 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. The petitioner has not established error. ¶4 We grant review but deny relief. MATTHEW J. MARTIN • Clerk of the Court FILED: JR 2