California Penal Code 1236 – The party appealing is known as the appellant, and the adverse party …
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The party appealing is known as the appellant, and the adverse party as the respondent, but the title of the action is not changed in consequence of the appeal.
(Enacted 1872.)
Terms Used In California Penal Code 1236
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.