State v. Raymond A. Peltier

OPINION

Justice GOLDBERG,

for the Court.

This case came before the Supreme Court on February 4, 2015, pursuant to an order directing the parties to appear and show cause why the issues raised in this appeal should not summarily be decided. The defendant, Raymond A. Peltier (defendant or Peltier), appeals from a judgment of conviction after a jury trial of one count of simple domestic assault. The trial justice subsequently denied the defendant’s motion for a new trial and sentenced Pel-tier to one year’s probation. Before this Court, the defendant argues that the trial justice erred when he…