State v. Sanchez

¶1 The trial court dismissed this residential burglary prosecution on the basis that Eliseo Sanchez’s ex-wife permitted him to be in her home despite a court’s exclusion order. We conclude that only a judge can alter a court order and that Mr. Sanchez could not reasonably rely on his ex-wife’s decision to countermand the court. The order of dismissal is reversed.

FACTS

¶2 As part of a felony conviction, the Chelan County Superior Court entered a domestic violence no-contact order against Mr. Sanchez on February 9,2009. Mr. Sanchez signed the order. It prevented him from being within 300 feet of…