Legal Opinion
State v. Curtis
Court of Appeals of Arizona
Decided September 12, 1995No. 1 CA-CR 95-0030 PRPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FIDEL, Judge.
Defendants are precluded from seeking post-conviction relief on grounds that were adjudicated, or could have been raised and adjudicated, in a prior appeal or prior petition for post-conviction relief (“PCR”). See Ariz.R.Crim.P. 32.2, 17 Ariz.Rev.Stat. Ann. (“AR.S.”). But the State can waive preclusion if, when responding to a PCR, the State fails to “plead and prove ... preclusion by a preponderance of the evidence.” Id.; State v. Hursey, 176 Ariz. 330, 332, 861 P.2d 615, 617 (1993).
This petition for review presents the question whether, when preclusion is evident from the…
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