Is a Defendant's failure to cite relevant legal authorities sufficient to be waived?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Reed, A149516 (Cal. App. 2017):
2. Defendant's failure to cite relevant legal authorities is an additional basis to reject his argument. (People v. Stanley (1995) 10 Cal.4th 764, 793 [when defendant fails to support an argument with citations to authority, we may treat it as waived].)
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