Is a defendant required to state reasons for finding a reasonable opportunity to reflect?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Brown, C079484 (Cal. App. 2020):
To the extent defendant would require the trial court to state reasons for finding a reasonable opportunity to reflect, such contention is forfeited by failing to object at the time sentence was imposed. (People v. Boyce (2014) 59 Cal.4th 672, 730-731.)
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