State v. Goddard

OPINION

ECKERSTROM, Presiding Judge.

¶ 1 Petitioner Joseph Goddard seeks review of the trial court’s order dismissing his petition for post-conviction relief, filed pursuant to Rule 32, Ariz. R.Crim. P., in which he alleged the court had violated his right to due process by concluding his offenses were dangerous crimes against children. “We will not disturb a trial court’s ruling on a petition for post-conviction relief absent a clear abuse of discretion.” State v. Swoopes, 216 Ariz. 390, ¶ 4, 166 P.3d 945, 948 (App.2007). Goddard has not sustained his burden of establishing such abuse here.

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