Revere v. State

Following a jury trial, Cedric Revere appeals from his aggravated stalking conviction, contending: 1 insufficient evidence supports his conviction; and 2 the trial court erred by failing to give his requested charges on lesser included offenses. We find no merit in these contentions, and we affirm. 1. We first address Revere’s contention that the evidence was insufficient to convict him of aggravated stalking. Construed in favor of the verdict, the State presented evidence that in December 2000, a judge issued an order stating: “Revere shall not have contact with and/or enter upon premises of Doris Revere.” In March, 2001, Doris Revere’s son awakened her around 11:15 p.m. and told her that Revere was outside. Doris Revere picked up her pistol and the phone, went to the door, called 911, and asked Revere to leave several times. Revere started banging on the door and demanded to be let in. Doris Revere was terrified of Revere and was afraid the door would open if he hit it hard enough. When she told Revere to leave before he got into trouble, Revere cursed at her and then started to walk away. The police arrived before Revere left the property and arrested him.

The day before this incident, Revere called Doris Revere about 15-20 times and threatened her by stating that he was going to hurt her, that she would regret what was going to happen, and that he would probably regret it also. She reported this incident to the police, who suggested that she contact Revere’s probation officer. She then learned for the first time that the no contact order had been issued in December, and she obtained a certified copy of it.