📌 Lashon answers:
❓ Can defendants raise § 745(a)(2) claims for the first time on appeal?
✅ Only if forfeiture exceptions apply.
❓ Does AB 1118 eliminate preservation?
❌ No.
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✏️ Strategic lessons from Lashon:
File early RJA motions to preserve claims
Use post-verdict motions when possible
Be specific in stay/remand requests
Keep habeas in mind
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“Even if counsel did not want to antagonize the trial judge during trial, a § 745 motion could have been filed immediately after sentencing rationale.” – People v. Lashon
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Habeas Path
🧰Lashon shows that forfeited RJA claims may still survive via habeas corpus petitions.
Appellate relief denied, but habeas remains a safety net.
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💡Practitioner Practice Tip: If you see judicial bias at trial, file a § 745 motion immediately or post-verdict. In Lashon, failure to object meant forfeiture—despite AB 1118.
More lessons: californiarja.wordpress.com/2025/08/24/p...
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AB 1118 Clarified
⚖️ Lashon is the first appellate case post–AB 1118 clarifying direct appeal under § 745.
Key lesson: Expanded appellate review ≠ free pass.
Preservation still matters.
Details + analysis: californiarja.wordpress.com/2025/08/24/p...
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📄 Case Spotlight: People v. Lashon (1st Dist. Ct. App., Div. 3)
Court affirms conviction, holding that RJA claims raised for the first time on appeal are forfeited absent an exception—even post–AB 1118.
Full write-up ⬇️Read more @ the CA RJA Resource Hub
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