Is a defendant's claim waived on appeal because he failed to raise it at his sentencing hearing?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Cardelli, A133794 (Cal. App. 2012):
As an initial matter, the People maintain defendant's claim is waived on appeal because he failed to raise it at the sentencing hearing. Exercising our discretion to do so, we reach the merits of defendant's claim notwithstanding his failure to timely raise it. (People v. Williams (1998) 17 Cal.4th 148, 161, fn. 6.)
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