Michigan Laws 773.4 – Inquest; subpoenas for witnesses; enforcement; requiring attendance by physician or surgeon; employment of chemist; compensation; audit and allowance
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 773.4
- Magistrate: means a judge of the district court or a judge of a municipal court. See Michigan Laws 761.1
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
- Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
The magistrate may issue subpoenas for witnesses returnable immediately or at the time and place prescribed in the subpoena. The attendance of the person served with the subpoena may be enforced in the same manner and shall be subject to the same penalty as if the person had been served with a subpoena in behalf of the people of this state, to attend a trial before that magistrate. A magistrate holding an inquest may require by subpoena the attendance of a competent physician or surgeon for the purpose of making a postmortem examination and of testifying as to the result of the examination. The magistrate may also employ a chemist if there is reasonable ground of suspicion that death has been produced by poison. The amount of compensation for the attendance and services of a physician, surgeon, or chemist shall be audited and allowed by the county board of commissioners of the proper county, or by the board of county auditors in counties having a board of county auditors.