Terms Used In Michigan Laws 772.11

  • 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.
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
   If a person appealing fails to prosecute the appeal, the person’s recognizance shall remain in full force and effect without an affirmation of the judgment or order of the district or municipal court. The recognizance shall serve as a security for any costs that may be ordered by the court appealed to. The costs shall be paid by the appellant. The payment of costs shall be a condition incorporated in all recognizances given under section 8 of this chapter.