Court of Appeals of Arizona· 2/22/2017

State v. Leyva

Citations

241 Ariz. 521
389 P.3d 1266
759 Ariz. Adv. Rep. 18
2017 WL 712597
2017 Ariz. App. LEXIS 21

How courts have described this case

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noting that pleading guilty waives constitutional defects and defenses except those relating to the plea’s validity
holding a defendant’s statements during a change-of-plea colloquy “constitute a formidable barrier in a subsequent challenge to the validity of a plea”
denying relief on review because “[petitioner] has failed to establish the trial court abused its discretion in summarily dismissing his petition for post-conviction relief.”
analyzing a PCR petitioner’s claims that his plea was involuntary and his counsel was ineffective but only applying the question of prejudice as to the latter claim
“[A] challenge to plea proceedings is subject to summary dismissal when based on conclusory allegations unsupported by specifics.”
Relief was denied because “[petitioner] has failed to establish the trial court abused its discretion in summarily dismissing his petition for post-conviction relief.”

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Judges: Authored, Espinosa, Miller, Staring

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