What is the consequence of the Court of Appeal finding that an instruction that appellant failed to object at trial has been forfeited on appeal?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Granados, B257627 (Cal. App. 2016):
Because appellant failed to object to this instruction at trial, his objection has been forfeited on appeal. ( 1259; People v. Flood (1998) 18 Cal.4th 470, 482, fn. 7.)
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