Michigan Compiled Laws 175-1927-xiii Chapter XIII Proceedings For The Discovery Of Crime (773.1...773.23)

• Section 773.1 Inquest; Procedures.
  A magistrate holding an inquest pursuant to Act No. 181 of the Public Acts of 1953, as amended, being sections 52.201 to 52.216 of...
• Section 773.2 Inquest; Jury; Selection.
  Upon determining that an inquest shall be held, a jury of 6 persons shall be selected. The jury shall be selected in the same...
• Section 773.3 Inquest; Oath Or Affirmation To Be Administered Jurors; View Of Body By Jurors Not Required.
  (1) When the jurors summoned have appeared, the magistrate shall administer an oath or affirmation in substance as follows: “You do solemnly swear or...
• Section 773.4 Inquest; Subpoenas For Witnesses; Enforcement; Requiring Attendance By Physician Or Surgeon; Employment Of Chemist; Compensation; Audit And Allowance.
  The magistrate may issue subpoenas for witnesses returnable immediately or at the time and place prescribed in the subpoena. The attendance of the person...
• Section 773.5 Inquest; Oath Or Affirmation To Be Administered Witnesses.
  An oath or affirmation to the following effect shall be administered to each witness by the magistrate: “You do solemnly swear, or affirm, that...
• Section 773.6 Inquest; Recording Testimony Of Witnesses; Transcript.
  If there is a suspicion of murder, manslaughter, or assault, the testimony of all witnesses examined before the inquest shall be recorded by a...
• Section 773.7 Inquisition Of Jury; Contents.
  After hearing the testimony of the witnesses and making all necessary inquiries, the jury shall deliver to the magistrate their inquisition in which the...
• Section 773.8 Inquisition Of Jury; Form.
  The inquisition issued by the jury may be in the following form: County of .................... , ss. An inquisition taken at ........... , in...
• Section 773.9 Returning Inquisition, Physical Evidence, And Transcript To Circuit Court Or Recorder's Court If Jury Finds Murder, Manslaughter, Or Assault Committed.
  If the jury finds that a murder, manslaughter, or assault was committed upon the deceased, the magistrate immediately shall return to the circuit court...
• Section 773.10 Repealed. 1980, Act 506, Imd. Eff. Jan. 22, 1981.
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to warrants.
• Section 773.11 Expenses And Fees Of Inquest; Payment.
  The expenses and fees of the inquest shall be paid from the general fund of the county in which the inquisition was taken. When...
• Section 773.12-773.14 Repealed. 1980, Act 506, Imd. Eff. Jan. 22, 1981.
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed sections pertained to inquests.
• Section 773.15 Complaint Concerning Deceased Person Buried In Judicial District; Request Of Prosecuting Attorney Or Medical Examiner; Examination Of Complainant Who Knows Or Has Good Reason To Believe Deceased Person Came To Death By Means Of Poison Or Violence Or In Consequence Of Criminal Act; Postmortem Examination; Disinterment.
  (1) Upon presentation to a magistrate of a written request of the prosecuting attorney or the medical examiner and a written complaint under oath...
• Section 773.16 Inquest By Justice Of The Peace; Body Once Buried; Reinterment.
  As soon as the inquest shall have been completed, as provided for in the preceding section, the sheriff shall at once cause the body...
• Section 773.17 Repealed. 1980, Act 506, Imd. Eff. Jan. 22, 1981.
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to property of value found on body of unknown deceased person.
• Section 773.18 Property Of Value Found On Unknown Decedent; Deposit With County Treasurer; Ultimate Disposition, Time.
  It shall be the duty of said county clerk to deposit the same with the county treasurer, who shall safely keep said money or...
• Section 773.19-773.21 Repealed. 1980, Act 506, Imd. Eff. Jan. 22, 1981.
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed sections pertained to certain kinds of death requiring notice to coroner, right to remove body, property found on decedent, and coroner's
• Section 773.22 Violation Of Chapter; Misdemeanor, Penalty.
  Any persons who shall fail to comply with the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof...
• Section 773.23 Effect On Prior Acts.
  Nothing herein contained shall be construed to repeal any of the provisions of Act 345 of the Public Acts of 1919, or any acts...

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