In what circumstances have the defense forfeited any challenge to the prosecutor's joke about defense experts who adjust their testimony to the needs of their client?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Sedej, D056955, D057783 (Cal. App. 2013):
Similarly, the defense forfeited any challenge to the prosecutor's joke about defense experts who adjust their testimony to the needs of their client. The defense failed to object at trial. In any event, that joke was not so extreme that an admonition would not have cured any harm. (People v. Gionis (1995) 9 Cal.4th 1196, 1216-1217.)
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