{"code":"PEN","codeName":"Penal Code","section":"1242","citation":"Pen. Code, § 1242","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":"Enacted 1872.","effective":null,"html":"<p>An appeal taken by the people in no case stays or affects the operation of a judgment in favor of the defendant, until judgment is reversed.</p>","text":"An appeal taken by the people in no case stays or affects the operation of a judgment in favor of the defendant, until judgment is reversed.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/appeals-when-allowed-and-how-taken-and-the-effect-thereof-1242","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}