{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-1254","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 1254","heading":"","body":"Upon the argument of the appeal, if the offense is punishable with death, two counsel must be heard on each side, if they require it. In any other case the Court may, in its discretion, restrict the argument to one counsel on each side.","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":"d9a5346cd2862f96f9ee76dd5e00ecb71b9e8a9c0110290b5cda2b058e9e8033","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-1253","next":"us-ca/pen-1255"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}