Penal - Rol N° O-64-2018

The Tribunal Oral en lo Penal de Los Ángeles acquitted Nombre of desacato, finding the prosecution failed to prove he was validly notified of the Family Court's prohibition order.

• The prosecution accused Nombre of the crime of Desacato for allegedly entering the victim's domicile on December 27, 2017, in violation of a Family Court order.
• The Family Court of Los Ángeles, on December 26, 2017, issued a resolution prohibiting the accused from approaching the victim and her domicile until January 4, 2018.
• The crime of Desacato was alleged under Article 240 of the Code of Civil Procedure, in conjunction with Law N° 20.066 and Law 19968.
• Evidence confirmed the accused's presence outside the victim's domicile on December 27, 2017, in an intoxicated state and aggressive behavior leading to his arrest, but did not prove his entry into the domicile.
• The central legal issue was whether the accused had been validly notified of the Family Court's prohibition ...