Shelton v. Com.

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• explaining that once a timely objection is made, it is waived only if the record affirmatively shows that the objecting party intended to abandon that argument
• waiver occurs if the record affirmatively shows a party has abandoned an objection or has demonstrated by conduct an intention to abandon the objection
• waiver occurs if the record affirmatively shows a party has abandoned an objection or has demonstrated by conduct an intention to abandon the objection
• “[T]he evidence at [the defendant’s] trial did not affect the merit of his earlier argument or result in an effective abandonment of his claim.”
• “A specific, contemporaneous objection also provides the opposing party an opportunity to address an issue at a time when the course of the proceedings may be altered in response to the problem presented.”

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