State v. Boldt

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UNDER ARIZONA RULE OF THE SUPREME COURT 111(c), THIS DECISION IS NOT PRECEDENTIAL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.

DOUGLAS MAX BOLDT, Petitioner.

No. 1 CA-CR 25-0368 PRPC
FILED 04-02-2026

Petition for Review from the Superior Court in Yavapai County
No. P1300CR20010395
The Honorable Debra R. Phelan, Judge

REVIEW GRANTED; RELIEF DENIED

COUNSEL

Yavapai County Attorney’s Office, Camp Verde
By Jason Nunez
Counsel for Respondent

Douglas Max Boldt, Florence
Petitioner Pro Se
STATE v. BOLDT
Decision of the Court

MEMORANDUM DECISION

Presiding Judge David B. Gass, Judge Anni Hill Foster, and Chief Judge
Randall M. Howe delivered the decision of the Court.

PER CURIAM:

¶1 Douglas Max Boldt petitions this Court for review from the
superior court’s summary dismissal of his successive petition for post-
conviction relief. We have considered his petition and grant review but
deny relief.

¶2 We review the superior court’s ruling on a petition for post-
conviction relief for an abuse of discretion, “which occurs if the court makes
an error of law or fails to adequately investigate the facts necessary to
support its decision.” State v. Bigger, 251 Ariz. 402, 407 ¶ 6 (2021). The
petitioner bears the 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, 538 ¶ 1 (App. 2011) (petitioner has burden of
establishing abuse of discretion on review). We will affirm the trial court’s
ruling if legally correct for any reason. See State v. Perez, 141 Ariz. 459, 464
(1984).

¶3 We have reviewed the record in this matter, the superior
court’s order dismissing 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.

MATTHEW J. MARTIN • Clerk of the Court
FILED: JR

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