Is a defendant's prior DUI conviction excluded from the determination of his guilt?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Delgadillo, B281230 (Cal. App. 2018):

Defendant contends that his prior DUI convictions should have been excluded because they are not relevant to the determination of his guilt. This objection was forfeited, however, when his trial counsel conceded the prior convictions were "obviously relevant." (People v. Partida (2005) 37 Cal.4th 428, 438 [evidentiary objection based on theory not raised below is not cognizable on appeal].)

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