Is a defendant's failure to make a timely and specific objection to the admission of evidence on appeal cognizable?

California, United States of America

The following excerpt is from People v. Jones, B292624 (Cal. App. 2019):

A defendant must "'bring errors to the attention of the trial court, so that they may be corrected or avoided.'" (People v. Saunders (1993) 5 Cal.4th 580, 590.) Regarding the admission of evidence, "the 'defendant's failure to make a timely and specific objection' on the ground asserted on appeal makes that ground not cognizable." (People v. Seijas (2005) 36 Cal.4th 291, 302.) Here, defendant's objections to the support person in the trial court provided the court no basis to decide the issue defendant asserts on appeal: that support persons are allowed only for elderly or dependent adult witnesses. Because defendant did not cite this reasoning as the basis for his objection below, the issue has been forfeited.

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