Does the doctrine of forfeiture apply to claims involving a trial court's failure to properly make or articulate its discretionary sentencing choices?

California, United States of America

The following excerpt is from People v. Gonzales, F075080 (Cal. App. 2018):

In any event, "the [forfeiture] doctrine [applies] to claims involving the trial court's failure to properly make or articulate its discretionary sentencing choices. Included in this category are cases in which the stated reasons allegedly do not apply to the particular case, and cases in which the court purportedly erred because it double-counted a particular sentencing factor, misweighed the various factors, or failed to state any reasons or give a sufficient number of valid reasons." (People v. Scott (1994) 9

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