Cruz v. State

In this appeal, we reverse the order of the trial court, finding that Reggie Lee Cruz willfully and substantially violated the terms of his probation. Just before Cruz became homeless, he informed his probation officer that he was going to pitch a tent by an 1-95 ramp; the officer approved the plans. One night, at 11:25, the officer went to check on Cruz at this location but did not find him. The following day Cruz contacted the officer and explained that he was not at the location because he went to his step-mother’s home (about a mile away) for about twenty minutes to use the restroom. The…