Is there any forfeiture for failure to object?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Stansell, B252639 (Cal. App. 2015):
Stansell guilty of torture without the requisite proof of intent. There was no forfeiture for failure to object in this case, for the error affected defendant's substantial rights. (People v. Valdez (2012) 55 Cal.4th 82, 151.)
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