Does a defendant have to object to evidence that he said no when police asked him to enter his house during a visit?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Knight, C083163 (Cal. App. 2019):

Defendant argues the trial court erred in admitting evidence that he said no when police asked to enter the house during a visit for a reason unrelated to this case. Defendant argues the evidence violated his privilege to be free from comment about his assertion of his constitutional Fourth Amendment rights. Insofar as defendant's failure to object on this ground in the trial court forfeited the matter (Evid. Code, 353; People v.

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