GLENDALE, CA – Judge Timothy Saito denied Deputy Public Defender Adele Giraud’s request for the lifting of a Criminal Protective Order (CPO) of the accused here in a pretrial hearing at Los Angeles County Superior Court’s Glendale Courthouse this week.
The accused, facing domestic violence charges, asked to have the order lifted because the accused’s girlfriend was not able to find childcare and subsequently risked losing her job.
The accused tried to enroll in numerous domestic violence rehabilitation courses after the charges, but could not because of the court’s failure to provide a referral, said the defense…