Is a defendant's claim of prosecutorial misconduct forfeited for failing to raise it in the trial court?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Knight, C083163 (Cal. App. 2019):
Defendant's claim of prosecutorial misconduct is forfeited for failing to raise it in the trial court. (People v. Ayala (2000) 23 Cal.4th 225, 284.)
Even assuming for the sake of argument that the point is not forfeited, it still fails.
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