{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-1253","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 1253","heading":"","body":"The judgment may be affirmed if the appellant fail to appear, but can be reversed only after argument, though the respondent fail to appear.","path":["Penal Code - PEN","PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681. - 1620.]","TITLE 9. APPEALS IN FELONY CASES [1235. - 1265.]","CHAPTER 3. Argument of the Appeal [1252. - 1256.]"],"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":"77a530c792403f17c9ce972deca1a2c321c31ed9c867fa11dfe1839b89e9f500","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-1252","next":"us-ca/pen-1254"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}