Does the Defendant have forfeited the issue of material material to the defense on appeal?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. CROWL, A127221, No. CR093710 (Cal. App. 2011):
We conclude that the People have forfeited this issue on appeal because they expressly conceded in the trial court that the two witnesses' testimony was material to the defense. (Cf., e.g., People v. Miller (2007) 146 Cal.App.4th 545, 551 [where District
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