Penal Code section 1244

If the certificate provided for in the preceding section is filed, the Sheriff must, if the defendant be in his custody, upon being served with a copy thereof, keep the defendant in his custody without executing the judgment, and detain him to abide the judgment on appeal.

Source: Section 1244, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=1244. (accessed Nov. 24, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/penal_code_section_1244

Original Source: Section 1244, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=1244. (last accessed May 12, 2025).