{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-1242","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 1242","heading":"","body":"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.","path":["Penal Code - PEN","PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681. - 1620.]","TITLE 9. APPEALS IN FELONY CASES [1235. - 1265.]","CHAPTER 1. Appeals, When Allowed and How Taken, and the Effect Thereof [1235. - 1246.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"49baf1e7ced5d1b2e72b1334ba209d36ee67bdabe6342c80f2c40b13228946e5","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-1241","next":"us-ca/pen-1243"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}