Can a failed attempt to get an Order of Protection be used as a legal reason to dismiss a criminal case resulting from the same incident?

Can a failed attempt to get an Order of Protection be used as a legal reason to dismiss a criminal case resulting from the same incident?

About 2 weeks after filing for divorce my wife made up that I attacked her, I was arrested. She filed a ex parte. She had a hearing for the full order, which I fought. The judge did not grant the full order stating he questioned her creditability and she and her lawyer failed to meet the burden of proof. The criminal cases is still pending, is this finding in the protection order grounds for dismissal in the criminal hearing?

Asked on February 14, 2012 under Criminal Law, Alaska

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