Can a jury note be used to instruct defense counsel to attend the closing argument?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Cordova, E069548 (Cal. App. 2019):
Defense counsel made no objection to the prosecutor's closing argument and no objection upon learning about the jury note. Therefore, we find the issue forfeited. (People v. Centeno, supra, 60 Cal.4th at p. 674.)
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