Does Lance Armstrong have to argue that his statements were involuntary?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Armstrong, B289701 (Cal. App. 2020):
2. Armstrong did not argue in the trial court that his statements were involuntary, and so he has forfeited the issue on appeal. (People v. Tully (2012) 54 Cal.4th 952, 992.)
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