California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Lewis, E055029, Super.CtNo . RIF123382, Super.CtNo . RIF130378 (Cal. App. 2012):
The People had an opportunity to object to the sentencing at the hearing, but failed to make a proper objection. The general objection raised by the prosecution "did nothing to give the trial court a meaningful opportunity to correct any sentencing errors." (People v. De Soto (1997) 54 Cal.App.4th 1, 9.) It is the prosecution's duty to provide "specifically articulated reasons for the objections" in an effort to avoid sentencing error. (Ibid.) The People failed to provide the specific grounds for the objection, and this failure precludes raising the issue on appeal.
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