Opinion ID: 1203248
Heading Depth: 5
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Juvenile Misconduct

Text: (71) Defendant contends that evidence of his juvenile misconduct was inadmissible at the penalty trial, as it did not fall within the definition of prior criminal activity expressed in section 190.3, factor (b). He apparently refers to evidence of his courtroom assault on a bailiff during a juvenile proceeding. We have held, however, that violent criminal activity of a juvenile is admissible under section 190.3, factor (b). ( People v. Burton (1989) 48 Cal.3d 843, 862 [258 Cal. Rptr. 184, 771 P.2d 1270].) In any case, defendant's failure to object to the admission of the evidence bars our consideration of the issue on appeal. It also bars our consideration of his further, conclusory argument that admission of the evidence was a violation of his Fifth, Eighth and Fourteenth Amendment rights to a penalty phase determination based upon suitably limited criteria, citing Furman v. Georgia (1972) 408 U.S. 238 [33 L.Ed.2d 346, 92 S.Ct. 2726], and that reliance on such evidence is a violation of the state and federal prohibitions against cruel and unusual punishment, citing Thompson v. Oklahoma (1988) 487 U.S. 815 [101 L.Ed.2d 702, 108 S.Ct. 2687]. (72) The general rule that any claim regarding the admissibility of evidence will not be reviewed on appeal unless there was a specific objection on the ground raised is applicable in capital cases. ( People v. Poggi, supra, 45 Cal.3d at p. 331; see also People v. Gordon, supra, 50 Cal.3d at p. 1240, fn. 2; People v. Mattson (1990) 50 Cal.3d 826, 853-854 [268 Cal. Rptr. 802, 789 P.2d 983].) In any event, defendant's reliance on Thompson v. Oklahoma, supra, 487 U.S. 815, is misplaced. ( People v. Cox, supra, 53 Cal.3d at p. 689.)