State v. BARKMEYER

OPINION

Chief Justice SUTTELL,

for the Court.

The defendant, Ronald Barkmeyer, appeals from a Superior Court order denying his motion to reduce his sentence under Rule 35 of the Superior Court Rules of Criminal Procedure. As grounds for his appeal, the defendant argues that the trial justice erred by (1) concluding that the defendant’s rehabilitative efforts and conduct in prison were “irrelevant” and (2) “faulting” the defendant for not “admitting guilt in order to engage in sex offender counseling.” This case came before the Supreme Court for oral argument pursuant to an order directing the…