Michigan Laws 773.9 – Returning inquisition, physical evidence, and transcript to circuit court or recorder’s court if jury finds murder, manslaughter, or assault committed
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 773.9
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Magistrate: means a judge of the district court or a judge of a municipal court. See Michigan Laws 761.1
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
- Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
If the jury finds that a murder, manslaughter, or assault was committed upon the deceased, the magistrate immediately shall return to the circuit court in the county or to the recorder’s court of the city of Detroit if the offense was committed within the jurisdiction of that court, the inquisition, any physical evidence, and the transcript, if requested under section 6 of this chapter, of the testimony given and proceedings held before the magistrate.