What is the test for making a reply brief for the first time?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Smith, B304081 (Cal. App. 2020):
As an initial matter, we observe that " '[p]oints raised in the reply brief for the first time will not be considered, unless good reason is shown for failure to present them before.' " (People v. JTH Tax, Inc. (2013) 212 Cal.App.4th 1219, 1232.)
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