Can a defendant complain of prosecutorial misconduct on appeal?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. West, B248847 (Cal. App. 2015):

First, we note that a defendant may not complain of prosecutorial misconduct on appeal unless he made a timely objection on that ground in the trial court, and requested that the jury be admonished to disregard the impropriety. (People v. Christensen (2014)

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