How have courts dealt with a claim on appeal that the trial court abused its sentencing process?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Van Mcclellan, F076975 (Cal. App. 2019):
appellant forfeited his claim on appeal that the trial court abused its discretion. (People v. Scott (1994) 9 Cal.4th 331, 356 ["In sum, we hold that complaints about the manner in which the trial court exercises its sentencing discretion and articulates its supporting reasons cannot be raised for the first time on appeal."].)
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