Terms Used In Michigan Laws 774.20

  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.
   After the jury is sworn, the jurors shall sit together and hear the proofs and allegations in the case, which shall be delivered in public and in the presence of the accused. After hearing the proofs and allegations, the jury shall be kept together in some convenient place, until they agree on a verdict or are discharged by the municipal court. An officer of the court shall be sworn to take charge of the jury, in the same manner as in a trial in a municipal court in a civil proceeding.