Does an admonition apply to a witness who has objected to the first question?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Dubose, B250215 (Cal. App. 2014):
Appellant did not request the testimony be stricken after the court sustained his objection to the first question and did not request an admonition. Accordingly, he has forfeited any claim concerning the first question. (People v. Davis, supra, 46 Cal.4th at p. 612.)
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