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Chris Brown Restraining Order

By Walin & Klarich

Chris Brown was charged with two felony counts of assault and making criminal threats against singer, Rihanna, on March 5, 2009. When he appeared in court, the judge ordered a protective order; Chris Brown must not molest, annoy, harass, make threats, or have any negative contact against anyone. Rihanna?s attorney was present and stated that the singer did not want a ?no contact? order made, which if granted/ordered, the defendant could not have ANY contact with the victim. In this case, the judge could have issued the ?no contact? order, and it would have prevented Chris Brown to have ANY contact with Rihanna, but she did not want this ordered. Although, if Rihanna had wanted to keep Chris Brown away, under the circumstances, her attorney could have easily had the judge issue a ?no contact? order, filed a restraining order through the family law court, or both...continue to full post

Full post as published by Southern California Criminal Defense Blog on March 13, 2009 (boomark / email).