Does a defendant have an inherent right to a binding advance ruling which would spare him the need to raise specific objections before the jury?

California, United States of America

The following excerpt is from People v. Keenan, 250 Cal.Rptr. 550, 46 Cal.3d 478, 758 P.2d 1081 (Cal. 1988):

Defendant had no inherent right to a binding advance ruling which would spare him the necessity of raising specific objections before the jury. Even had the court's remarks constituted an in limine ruling against him, they would not have been binding at trial. (See Code Civ.Proc., former 128, subd. 8 [now 128, subd. (a)(8) ]; cf. People v. Campa (1984) 36 Cal.3d 870, 885-886, 206 Cal.Rptr. 114, 686 P.2d 634; People v. Beasley (1967) 250 Cal.App.2d 71, 76-77, 58 Cal.Rptr. 485.) No error occurred.

E. Irrelevant aggravating evidence.

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