Rangel v. Torres

Appellant, Lazaro Rangel (“Rangel”), seeks review of a permanent injunction imposed against him by the trial court. We reverse.

In June 2010, appellee, Pablo Torres (“Torres”), filed a Petition for Protection Against Repeat Violence alleging three instances of violence by Rangel against him. Torres testified at the hearing on the petition that he had been told, by his mother and his brother, that two months prior to the filing of the petition, Rangel had been to Torres’ dwelling with a handgun on his person. Torres concluded, apparently because Rangel had not previously taken a gun to the…