Is a defendant barred from raising an error on appeal where there has been an opportunity to object to the error?

California, United States of America

The following excerpt is from People v. Gonzales, 188 Cal.App.3d 586, 233 Cal.Rptr. 204 (Cal. App. 1986):

Further, appellant did not raise the error in the trial court, thus giving the trial court an opportunity to correct it. A defendant is precluded from raising an error for the first time on appeal where there has been an opportunity to object to the error below and a defendant has failed to avail himself of the opportunity. (People v. Webb (1986) 186 Cal.App.3d 401, 410, 230 Cal.Rptr. 755; People v. Johnson (1950) 99 Cal.App.2d 717, 731, 222 P.2d 335.)

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