What is the waiver rule and what is the effect it has on the waiver process?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Polowicz, 5 Cal.App.4th 1082, 7 Cal.Rptr.2d 640 (Cal. App. 1992):
The waiver rule promotes efficiency and conserves judicial resources by allowing correction of pleading defects prior to trial and prevents a defendant " 'from speculating on the result of the trial and raising the objection after an unfavorable verdict.' " (People v. Jennings (1991) 53 Cal.3d 334, 357, 279 Cal.Rptr. 780, 807 P.2d 1009.)
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