Terms Used In Michigan Laws 767.59

  • Indictment: means 1 or more of the following:
    (i) An indictment. See Michigan Laws 761.1
  • Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
  •      The indictment need not allege that the offense was committed or the act done “feloniously” or “traitorously” or “unlawfully” or “with force of arms” or “with a strong hand,” nor need it use any phrase of like kind otherwise than to characterize the offense, nor need it allege that the offense was committed or the act done “burglariously”, “wilfully”, “knowingly”, “maliciously”, “negligently” nor need it otherwise characterize the manner of the commission of the offense unless such description is necessary to indicate the offense. The indictment need not contain the words “contrary to the statute”, “as appears by the record”, or any other words of similar import.