Does Defendant have a right to object to the prosecutor's comments on the evidence in their closing argument?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Perez, B247105 (Cal. App. 2014):
defendant has forfeited any appellate challenge to the evidence as well as to the prosecutor's comments on it. (People v. Turner (2004) 34 Cal.4th 406, 426.)
Defendant contends the prosecutor committed misconduct during closing argument by appealing to the passion and sympathy of the jurors. Defendant's failure to object to the prosecutor's comments constitutes a forfeiture of the issue on appeal. (People v. Turner, supra, 34 Cal.4th at p. 426.)
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