People v. Perez

California Supreme Court Jul 18, 2018 No. S248730Published

Before: Cantil, Chin, Corrigan, Cuéllar, Kruger, Liu, Sakauye

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Holding. The court granted review in the case of People v. Chavez to determine whether a failure to object to gang expert testimony prior to the decision in People v. Sanchez constitutes a forfeiture of a Sixth Amendment confrontation claim.

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Did the defendant's failure to object at trial, before People v. Sanchez was decided, forfeit his claim that a gang expert's testimony related case-specific hearsay in violation of his Sixth Amendment right of confrontation?

Disposition. Petition for review granted in part and denied in part.

Petition for review granted; issues limited. Defendant Chavez's petition for review is granted. The issue to be briefed and argued is limited to the following: Did defendant's failure to object at trial, before People v. Sanchez (2016) 63 Cal.4th 665, 204 Cal.Rptr.3d 102, 374 P.3d 320 was decided, forfeit his claim that a gang expert's testimony related case-specific hearsay in violation of his Sixth Amendment right of confrontation? Defendant Perez's petition for review is denied.

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