State of Arizona v. Raymond John

OPINION

ESPINOSA, Judge.

¶ 1 Raymond John petitions this court for review of the trial court’s order denying his of-right petition for post-conviction relief filed pursuant to Rule 32, Ariz. R.Crim. P. He argues the court erred in concluding the state had jurisdiction to prosecute him for failing to register as a sex offender because he is a member of the Navajo Nation residing on tribal land. We will not disturb the court’s ruling unless it clearly has abused its discretion. See State v. Swoopes, 216 Ariz. 390, ¶ 4, 166 P.3d 945, 948 (App.2007). An error of law can constitute such an abuse.…