Can a court order a protective order during the pendency of a criminal action?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Gorostiza, F075943 (Cal. App. 2020):
Section 136.2, subdivision (a)(1) authorizes the court to impose a protective order during the pendency of a criminal action. Once the defendant is found guilty and sentenced, the court's authority to impose a protective order under subdivision (a) generally ceases. (People v. Beckemeyer (2015) 238 Cal.App.4th 461, 465.)
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