Does the forfeiture doctrine bar the People from making an argument on appeal that they failed to raise at the hearing?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Trew, C090889 (Cal. App. 2020):
The forfeiture doctrine may bar the People from raising an argument on appeal that they failed to raise in the trial court. (People v. Tillman (2000) 22 Cal.4th 300, 302-303; see People v. Gerold (2009) 174 Cal.App.4th 781, 786 ["the People forfeited the applicability of the statute of limitations by failing to raise it at the hearing on the matter"].)
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