Elisa M. Catley v. Mark D. Sampson

OPINION

Chief Justice SUTTELL,

for the Court.

Mark D. Sampson (defendant) appeals pro se from a Family Court order denying his motion to modify custody. The defendant contends that, because his conviction for second-degree child abuse had been vacated by this Court and the charges subsequently were dismissed, the hearing justice should have awarded him full custody even in the face of his failure to complete required domestic-violence counseling and drug testing. This case came before the Supreme Court pursuant to an order directing the parties to show cause why the issues raised in this appeal…