Does a defense counsel's failure to make an offer of proof in response to a sustaining objection to the trial court's sustaining a relevance objection waiver?
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The following excerpt is from People v. McGee, G050402 (Cal. App. 2015):
Although it is true that defense counsel's failure to make an offer of proof in response to the trial court's sustaining a relevance objection normally waives review of that issue (People v. Morrison (2004) 34 Cal.4th 698, 724; Evid. Code, 354), there are,
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