Sec. 6.
If there is a suspicion of murder, manslaughter, or assault, the testimony of all witnesses examined before the inquest shall be recorded by a stenographer or district court recorder. A written transcript of the testimony need not be prepared unless requested by the prosecuting attorney, medical examiner, the magistrate, or a judge of the court in the judicial district in which the offense could be tried.
History: 1927, Act 175, Eff. Sept. 5, 1927 ;-- CL 1929, 17408 ;-- CL 1948, 773.6 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 506, Imd. Eff. Jan. 22, 1981
Former Law: See section 6 of Ch. 167 of R.S. 1846, being CL 1857, § 6094; CL 1871, § 7975; How., § 9588; CL 1897, § 11823; and CL 1915, § 15650.
Last modified: October 10, 2016