I have ranted numerous times about criminals not be held in pre-trial
detention despite subsequent crimes they committed violating existing
court orders they are already subject to. When a criminal violates a
judicial order, all too often he is not taken back to the courtroom of
that judge for further proceedings or to be found in violation of bond conditions to be held in pre-trial confinement on that charge.

In this case, a man was convicted of violating a court order... that had
never been issued.

It's an incredibly stupid case. In state law, there are multiple
protective orders in case of domestic violence. One type of order
prohibits stalking, another prohibits abuse. There is overlap in the
facts and circumstances for which these can be issued.

A man was subject to an order of protection prohibiting stalking. He was charged with violating an abuse order... that he was never subject to.
Defense raised this at trial. How is the defense motion to dismiss an inapplicable charge not get sustained?

The state attorney general appealed to both the intermediate appeals
court and the state supreme court and lost both appeals, arguing
harmless error.

There's no great legal principle to uphold, that prosecutors should ever
be allowed to pursue charges for shit they just made up.

The man could have been convicted. It would have been a walk in the
park. But the charge must be correct.

The prosecutor failed the woman, not the law.

Steve Lehto video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJfGBc17CEQ

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