Is there any case law where defense counsel objected to the prosecutor asking the jurors' questions?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Ray, C087304 (Cal. App. 2019):
We note preliminarily that defense counsel did not object at trial to the prosecutor asking the jurors' questions, thereby forfeiting any claim of error. (People v. Cook (2006) 39 Cal.4th 566, 592.)
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