{"code":"PEN","codeName":"Penal Code","section":"1237","citation":"Pen. Code, § 1237","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681. - 1620.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-2"},{"name":"TITLE 9. APPEALS IN FELONY CASES [1235. - 1265.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-2/title-9"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. Appeals, When Allowed and How Taken, and the Effect Thereof [1235. - 1246.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-2/title-9/chapter-1"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 194, Sec. 1.   (AB 249)   Effective January 1, 2016.","effective":"2016-01-01","html":"<p>An appeal may be taken by the defendant from both of the following:</p><p>(a) Except as provided in Sections <a href=\"/pen/1237.1\">1237.1</a>, <a href=\"/pen/1237.2\">1237.2</a>, and <a href=\"/pen/1237.5\">1237.5</a>, from a final judgment of conviction. A sentence, an order granting probation, or the commitment of a defendant for insanity, the indeterminate commitment of a defendant as a mentally disordered sex offender, or the commitment of a defendant for controlled substance addiction shall be deemed to be a final judgment within the meaning of this section. Upon appeal from a final judgment the court may review any order denying a motion for a new trial.</p><p>(b) From any order made after judgment, affecting the substantial rights of the party.</p>","text":"An appeal may be taken by the defendant from both of the following: (a) Except as provided in Sections 1237.1, 1237.2, and 1237.5, from a final judgment of conviction. A sentence, an order granting probation, or the commitment of a defendant for insanity, the indeterminate commitment of a defendant as a mentally disordered sex offender, or the commitment of a defendant for controlled substance addiction shall be deemed to be a final judgment within the meaning of this section. Upon appeal from a final judgment the court may review any order denying a motion for a new trial. (b) From any order made after judgment, affecting the substantial rights of the party.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/appeals-when-allowed-and-how-taken-and-the-effect-thereof-1237","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}