Is a defendant's right to a statement of decision forfeited if he failed to call the trial court at any time?

California, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Neri v. City of Los Angeles, B231266 (Cal. App. 2012):

Even if the trial court should have given a statement of decision, the failure of defendant at any time to call this to the attention of the trial court constitutes a forfeiture of the right to the statement of decision. Moreover, defendant only points to the purported requirement in footnotes, and therefore has presented no reasoned argument on the issue. (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.204(a)(1)(B); People v. Stanley (1995) 10 Cal.4th 764, 793 [if no legal argument and citation of authorities on a point, court may treat issue as waived].)

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