Justice Carin T. Fujisaki wrote: “Considering the language and purpose of section 859b and its place in the overall statutory scheme governing the amendment, dismissal, and refiling of complaints, as well as case law emphasizing the absolute nature of the 60-day limit, we conclude that where, as here, a defendant does not personally waive the limit when being arraigned or entering a plea on an original complaint, an arraignment or plea that is necessitated by an amended complaint does not restart a new 60-day period for purposes of section 859b.”

The unpublished opinion by Presiding Justice Arthur Gilbert affirms a decision by Ventura Superior Court Judge Michele M. Castillo denying a domestic violence restraining order (“DVRO”) sought by actress/model Jennifer (“Jenn”) DeLeo, pursuant to the Domestic Violence Prevention Act (“DVPA”), against her her husband, guitarist/actor/composer Dean DeLeo.

Div. Four of the First District Court of Appeal has held that a trial judge erred in ordering a defendant to attend, as a condition of his release, an inpatient drug treatment program if his probation officer later so recommended, saying that the jurist’s attempt to expressly pre-approve the agency’s subsequent determination does not avoid the problem that the action represents an improper delegation of judicial authority.

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