{"code":"PEN","codeName":"Penal Code","section":"1253","citation":"Pen. Code, § 1253","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 3. Argument of the Appeal [1252. - 1256.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-2/title-9/chapter-3"}],"history":"Enacted 1872.","effective":null,"html":"<p>The judgment may be affirmed if the appellant fail to appear, but can be reversed only after argument, though the respondent fail to appear.</p>","text":"The judgment may be affirmed if the appellant fail to appear, but can be reversed only after argument, though the respondent fail to appear.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/argument-of-the-appeal-1253","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}