State v. Barrientos
Annotate this CaseIn 2007, Defendant entered a plea of nolo contendere to one count of possession of a controlled substance, for which he was sentenced to five years probation. In 2011, the superior court entered a judgment of conviction declaring Defendant to be in violation of the terms of his probation and sentencing Defendant to five years of his previously suspended sentence. Defendant appealed, arguing that the hearing justice acted arbitrarily and capriciously in finding that he violated the terms of his probation. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the hearing justice acted neither arbitrarily nor capriciously in finding that Defendant violated the terms and conditions of his probation.
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