Is a defendant entitled to appeal his sentence?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Zamudio, B247216 (Cal. App. 2014):
Defendant claims the sentence is excessive and was imposed as punishment for exercising his right to a jury trial. Respondent argues defendant waived his right to appeal this issue by not objecting during sentencing. We exercise our discretion to review this contention on its merits (People v. Williams (1998) 17 Cal.4th 148, 161, fn. 6) but find no evidence the sentence was imposed as punishment.
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