Is there any case law where a defendant has a claim of misconduct against the Attorney General for failing to object at trial?

California, United States of America

The following excerpt is from People v. Millwee, 18 Cal.4th 96, 74 Cal.Rptr.2d 418, 954 P.2d 990 (Cal. 1998):

Defendant insists the prosecutor committed misconduct and undermined the fairness and reliability of the proceedings in various ways during closing argument at the penalty phase. We agree with the Attorney General that all such claims are waived for failure to object at trial. (People v. Gionis, supra, 9 Cal.4th 1196, 1215, 40 Cal.Rptr.2d 456, 892 P.2d 1199; People v. Webb (1993) 6 Cal.4th

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1. Disputed remarks.

We first summarize the prosecutor's closing argument as a whole. Disputed excerpts appear in italicized print.

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