State v. Bradley Peterson

Syllabus

The pro se defendant, Bradley Peterson, sought review of an adjudication of a probation violation that was entered after a hearing in the Providence County Superior Court on June 10 and June 11, 2024. On appeal, the defendant contended that the hearing justice abused his discretion because, in the defendant's view, the sentence imposed for the probation violation was excessive. The Supreme Court held that the hearing justice did not abuse his discretion in imposing nine years of the defendant's original ten-year suspended sentence. Accordingly, the Court affirmed the judgment of conviction and commitment on the probation violation.