Reyes v. Tate

In March 1993, the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas convicted appellant, Armando Reyes, of attempted robbery and sentenced him to prison. Reyes’s sentence was suspended, and he was placed on two years’ probation. Thereafter, Reyes violated the terms of his probation and was incarcerated. Reyes was subsequently paroled, and his parole officer ordered him not to visit the residence of his ex-girlfriend without the officer’s written permission.

On July 26, 1997, the record indicates that Reyes went to his ex-girlfriend’s home, damaged her screen-door window by throwing a hammer through it,…