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D.C. Super. Ct. Crim. R. 51
Preserving Claimed Error
(a) Exceptions Unnecessary. Exceptions to rulings or orders of the court are
unnecessary.
(b) Preserving a Claim of Error. A party may preserve a claim of error by informing the
court—when the court ruling or order is made or sought—of the action the party wishes
the court to take, or the party’s objection to the court’s action and the grounds for that
objection. If a party does not have an opportunity to object to a ruling or order, the
absence of an objection does not later prejudice that party.
History
COMMENT TO 2016 AMENDMENTS This rule differs from the federal rule in one respect. It omits the last sentence of paragraph (b) of the federal rule, which refers to Federal Rule of Evidence 103.
Provenance
- Source
- dccourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-14
- Edition
- 2026-09-14
- Content hash
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