Is a judicial misconduct claim preserved for appellate review if no objections were made at trial?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Ramirez, B231842 (Cal. App. 2012):

25. Defendants did not object. "As a general rule, judicial misconduct claims are not preserved for appellate review if no objections were made on those grounds at trial." (People v. Sturm, supra, 37 Cal.4th at p. 1237.)

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