This summary is not the rule. The rule text controls.
If you're appealing a criminal case and want to delay the sentence or judgment from taking effect, you generally need to look at RCr 12.80, which is the rule that covers stays and bail while a criminal appeal is pending. This rule tells you the basic process for asking a court to pause enforcement of a judgment while your case is being appealed.
There are two exceptions to this general rule. If you're appealing a decision from district court, you need to follow RAP 48(C) instead. And if you're appealing a habeas corpus case (a case challenging unlawful detention), you follow RAP 52(C) instead.
In short, this rule points you to the right set of instructions depending on what kind of appeal you're dealing with. Most criminal appeals use RCr 12.80, but district court appeals and habeas corpus appeals have their own separate rules for stays and bail.
