Can a defendant waive any objection to three instances of prosecutorial misconduct due to his failure to raise objections at trial?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Burgos v. Kernan, 110 F.3d 67 (9th Cir. 1997):
The state court of appeals expressly held that Burgos waived any objection to three instances of alleged prosecutorial misconduct due to his failure to raise objections at trial. Because Burgos has not established cause for, and prejudice from, his procedural default, the district court properly determined that these grounds of prosecutorial misconduct were procedurally barred. See Coleman v. Thompson, 501 U.S. 722, 750 (1991).
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