Does a general objection to the admission or exclusion of evidence from a witness be sufficient to preserve an appeal?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Garcia, D076547 (Cal. App. 2020):
opinion. It is clear that "[a] general objection to the admission or exclusion of evidence, or one based on a different ground from that advanced at trial, does not preserve the claim for appeal." (People v. Marks (2003) 31 Cal.4th 197, 228; see People v. Gutierrez (1993) 14 Cal.App.4th 1425, 1433-1435 [objection made based on "vagueness" was insufficient to preserve challenge to gang expert testimony as being beyond the proper scope of expert testimony].)
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