California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Jackson, E070511 (Cal. App. 2020):
A trial objection must "'fairly inform the trial court, as well as the party offering the evidence, of the specific reason or reasons the objecting party believes the evidence should be excluded, so the party offering the evidence can respond appropriately and the court can make a fully informed ruling.'" (People v. Geier (2007) 41 Cal.4th 555, 609; see People v. Partida (2005) 37 Cal.4th 428, 431; Evid. Code, 353, subd. (a) [a judgment cannot be reversed on the basis of erroneously admitted evidence unless the defendant made a timely objection that "make[s] clear the specific ground of the objection or motion"].) "A defendant may not argue on appeal that the court should have excluded the evidence for a reason not asserted at trial." (People v. Partida, supra, at p. 431.)
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